The justices granted a petition filed by Thedrick Edwards, who was sentenced to life in prison for several robberies and a rape that occurred over a three-day period in 2006. At his trial, Edwards told the justices, the state used its challenges to exclude all but one African American...
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On April 20, 2020 the United States Supreme Court decided Ramos v. Louisiana, which held that a single juror's vote to acquit is enough to prevent a conviction. The Court held that this decision applies to all those whose convictions are not yet final, but declined to decide whether...
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MAKING YOUR DEALWITH THE DEVIL
PLEA AGREEMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL RULES,
FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES,
AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE POLICIES
David Taylor Shannon1
Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender
Tucson, Arizona
(520) 879-7559
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