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Too little, too late?
This story illustrates the fragility of life and the lengths to which the state will go to keep its convictions. Instead of writing a wrong, posthumously exonerating these men, they claim its moot. Instead of admitting they were wrong, they hid behind procedural obstacles.
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About The Trial Lawyers College
The Trial Lawyers College is dedicated to training and educating lawyers and judges who are committed to the jury system and to representing and obtaining justice for individuals; the poor, the injured, the forgotten, the voiceless, the defenseless and the damned, and to protecting the rights of such people from corporate and government oppression. In …
What is federal habeas?
28 U.S.C. 2254 allows a person in state custody to ask the federal district court to review decisions made regarding federal constitutional violations. It must be filed within one year of the conviction becoming final in the state court. The petition itself must contain all of the constitutional claims raised in either the direct appeal …
