Archive for April 16th, 2008
Supreme Court Upholds Application of Lethal Injection
2 Comments Published by Kedar April 16th, 2008 in Death Penalty, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court handed down one of the most high-profile decisions of its term, the lethal injection case Baze v. Rees. The Court upheld Kentucky’s use of the execution method, holding that “that petitioners have not shown that the risk of an inadequate dose of the first drug is substantial.”
Chief Justice Roberts wrote the plurality […]
Supreme Court Hands Down Drunk Driving Opinion
1 Comment Published by Kedar April 16th, 2008 in Sentencing, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe Supreme Court today handed down an opinion in Begay v. US in which it held that drunk driving is not a violent felony as defined by particular sentencing regulations.
Justice Breyer authored a six-Justice majority opinion that concluded that drunk driving does not fall into a category of behavior that “otherwise involves conduct […]
