Sidebar With an Expert Capital Litigator
Virginia executes more people in this country than any other state than Texas, so the statistics seem to sway us toward a prediction that Governor Tim Kaine will allow the upcoming execution of John Muhammad, the DC Sniper.
And Kaine is the only barrier betweeen John Muhammad and death.
That’s because the United States Supreme…
The news has been filled this week with the questioning of the Latina who may well be our next U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and some may be wondering why all the hoopla. Well, let’s look back to 1972, where one single justice’s vote successfully halted capital punishment in this country for four years.
As I’m sure you know, Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. For those concerned about capital punishment, it hasn’t been that easy to determine exactly what the nominee’s position is on the death penalty.
The Elusive Sotomayor Memo.
Judge Sotomayor did not include something she…