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Criminal Appeals Arising From Same Judgment Must Be Heard Together By Division Bench: Patna High Court
4 weeks ago

Criminal Appeals Arising From Same Judgment Must Be Heard Together By Division Bench: Patna High Court

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The Patna High Court recently ruled that when multiple criminal appeals arise from the same trial court judgment, one involving a sentence of more than ten years and another with a sentence of less than ten years, the appeal with the lesser sentence must also be heard by the Division Bench. As per the Patna High Court Rules, all appeals …

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Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ death
1 month, 1 week ago

Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ death

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter could move forward, even as a state house committee seeks to subpoena the man for his testimony and its bipartisan members fight to spare his life. Roberson’s attorney, Gretchen Sween, in a statement, asked the …

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Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Execution case highlights major policy split in Texas GOP

Raw Story  

"Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Eleven years ago, Texas lawmakers passed what would become known as the state’s “junk science” law, allowing courts to overturn convictions …

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We Thought the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Cases Couldn’t Get Worse. We Thought Wrong.
54 years, 11 months ago

We Thought the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Cases Couldn’t Get Worse. We Thought Wrong.

Slate  

Richard Glossip has been on death row for over 25 years. On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to his pro bono attorney, Don Knight, about last Wednesday’s oral argument in Glossip’s case at the high court. I’m remembering Justice Stephen Breyer’s dissent in the 2015 Glossip case at the U.S. Supreme Court as a kind of cri de …

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"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing
2 months, 1 week ago

"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing

Salon  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a rare capital punishment case that's seen the Oklahoma attorney general side with death row inmate Richard Glossip's request to have his murder conviction overturned due to alleged prosecutorial misconduct. "There's a potential for an even split, which would ultimately mean that the lower court decision stands," Hoag-Fordjour said, "affirming or …

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Texas’ highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case
3 months, 1 week ago

Texas’ highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case

Associated Press  

Texas’s highest criminal court on Wednesday declined to stop the execution next month of Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death in 2003 for killing his 2-year-old daughter, but who has consistently challenged his conviction on the claim that it was based on questionable science. Without reviewing the merits of Roberson’s claims, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday …

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Gujarat High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June 2024 [Citation 1 to 80]
5 months ago

Gujarat High Court Half Yearly Digest: January - June 2024 [Citation 1 to 80]

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Nominal Index M/S AMIT HOSPITAL PVT. In the ruling, Justice Nikhil S Kariel emphasized, “In the considered opinion of this Court, without delving further into the facts, the grievance of the petitioner could be assuaged at this stage by directing the respondent- Public Service Commission to follow their own policy inasmuch as when the Chairman of the Public Service Commission …

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says
8 months, 1 week ago

Texas inmate Melissa Lucio's death sentence should be overturned, judge says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has recommended that …

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says
8 months, 1 week ago

Texas inmate Melissa Lucio’s death sentence should be overturned, judge says

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A judge has recommended that the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter, should be overturned amid findings that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed. Senior State District Judge Arturo Nelson on Friday approved an agreement between prosecutors and …

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Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries
10 months ago

Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries

Raw Story  

"Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Now, the three female Republican justices on the Court of Criminal Appeals, Presiding Judge Sharon Keller, Judge Barbara …

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Three Texas judges up for reelection targeted by Ken Paxton’s political revenge machine
1 year ago

Three Texas judges up for reelection targeted by Ken Paxton’s political revenge machine

Raw Story  

Attorney General Ken Paxton is turning up the heat in the Republican primary for Texas’ highest criminal court, where three judges are up for reelection. Paxton has long made clear he would be going after the Republican judges over their 2021 ruling that struck down the attorney general’s ability to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud, saying that his office must get …

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Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy
2 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993, the third of four scheduled executions in the U.S. over a two-day stretch. “He hadn’t said that in 30 years.” Prosecutors from the Oklahoma attorney general’s office had described the boy’s killing as torture when they wrote to the state’s Pardon …

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Scope Of Interference In Criminal Appeal By Special Leave Under Article 136 Of Constitution : Supreme Court Explains
2 years, 5 months ago

Scope Of Interference In Criminal Appeal By Special Leave Under Article 136 Of Constitution : Supreme Court Explains

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In a judgment dismissing a criminal appeal, the Supreme Court explained the scope of criminal appeals by special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.The power under Article 136 is exercisable only when this Court is satisfied that it is necessary to interfere in order to prevent grave or serious miscarriage of justice, the court said. Referring to …

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Supreme Court Expresses Alarm At Criminal Appeals Pending In High Courts For Decades; Seeks Suggestions From Centre
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Expresses Alarm At Criminal Appeals Pending In High Courts For Decades; Seeks Suggestions From Centre

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Expressing alarm at the pendency of criminal appeals in High Courts for over three to four decades, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, sought suggestions from the Union Government to tackle pendency. Being apprised of the deluge of criminal appeals pending for decades before several High Courts, the Court had asked the Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Mehta to assist in evolving …

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Melissa Lucio is granted 11th-hour stay of execution by Texas appeals court
2 years, 7 months ago

Melissa Lucio is granted 11th-hour stay of execution by Texas appeals court

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lucio’s legal team had filed a …

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Emotional moment Melissa Lucio learns she has been granted a stay of execution
2 years, 7 months ago

Emotional moment Melissa Lucio learns she has been granted a stay of execution

The Independent  

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‘Melissa’s life matters’: Reactions as Texas court pauses Melissa Lucio execution
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Melissa’s life matters’: Reactions as Texas court pauses Melissa Lucio execution

The Independent  

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Inadequate Sentence Cannot Be Imposed Merely Because Long Period Has Lapsed By The Time Criminal Appeal Is Decided: Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Inadequate Sentence Cannot Be Imposed Merely Because Long Period Has Lapsed By The Time Criminal Appeal Is Decided: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court observed that merely because a long period has lapsed by the time the appeal is decided cannot be a ground to award the punishment which is disproportionate and inadequate.The bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed that it has come across a number of judgments of different High Courts in which the criminal appeals are …

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To A Murder-Convict In Jail For 17 Years In View Of SC's Order In 'Saudan Singh' Case
2 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To A Murder-Convict In Jail For 17 Years In View Of SC's Order In 'Saudan Singh' Case

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Taking into account the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Saudan Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to one Hari Bhawan who has already served over a total of 17 years in jail.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav also took into account the recent …

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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Murder-Convict In Jail For Over 16 Yrs In View Of SC's Order In 'Saudan Singh' Case
2 years, 8 months ago

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Murder-Convict In Jail For Over 16 Yrs In View Of SC's Order In 'Saudan Singh' Case

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Taking into account the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Saudan Singh Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one Fareed who has already served over a total of 16 years in jail.The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav also took into account the recent observations …

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Criminal Appeals From 1980s Pending In Allahabad HC; Convicts Awaiting Bail Even After 16 Yrs Sentence : Supreme Court Says "Disturbing State Of Affairs"
2 years, 8 months ago

Criminal Appeals From 1980s Pending In Allahabad HC; Convicts Awaiting Bail Even After 16 Yrs Sentence : Supreme Court Says "Disturbing State Of Affairs"

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The Supreme Court recently termed the state of affairs before the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court as "disturbing" on being apprised of the pendency of bail applications of convicts who have undergone more than 16 years of incarceration and non availability of criminal bench to hear the same for the last 25 days. The bench of Justices SK Kaul …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 4 To October 10, 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 4 To October 10, 2021

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Part-Time Employees Can't Seek Regularization As Matter Of Right Contrary To Govt's Regularization Policy: Supreme CourtCase Title: Union of India and Ors v Ilmo Devi and Anr| Civil Appeal No 5689 of 2021Citation : LL 2021 SC 561The Supreme Court observed that part-time temporary employees in a Government-run institution cannot claim parity in salary with regular. Part-Time Employees Can't Seek …

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Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case On Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals In Allahabad High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case On Issue Of Long Pendency Of Criminal Appeals In Allahabad High Court

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday registered a suo motu case on the issue of long pendency of criminal appeals in the Allahabad High Court. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered the registration of the suo motu case, after noting that the suggestions given by the Allahabad High Court in its affidavit are "cumbersome". The bench …

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No Priority For MPs/MLAs In Hearing Of Criminal Appeals : Supreme Court Clarifies
3 years, 3 months ago

No Priority For MPs/MLAs In Hearing Of Criminal Appeals : Supreme Court Clarifies

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that its order to expedite trial in criminal cases against MPs and MLAs should not be understood as a mandate to give out-of-turn hearing of their criminal appeals.A Special Bench comprising CJI Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant was hearing a plea filed regarding pendency of criminal cases against MPs & MLAs …

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