Today we talk about the Melisso Lucio’s execution and reliability of memory and the psychology of false confessions. Plus, the impact on women, in particular, within the criminal justice system.
All posts by Valena Beety
The Texas courts have spared Melissa Lucio’s life. Now she can prove her innocence.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has not granted a request to stay Melissa Lucio’s execution. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted clemency. So the clock keeps ticking.
We all lose if Brittney Griner is left to languish in a Russian prison
Brittney Griner was likely a target of the Russian government on the eve of invasion
Arizona will would end an effort to stop racial bias in jury selection before it begins
A bill reinstating peremptory challenges would end an important experiment in Arizona to fight racial discrimination in courtroom.
Black Man Wins New Trial Over Confederate Memorabilia in Jury Room
A Tennessee appeals court granted Tim Gilbert a new trial after jurors deliberated in a room named after the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Innocence Fears Raised in High-Court Case Claiming Bad Lawyering
Featured on Bloomberg Law – https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/innocence-fears-raised-in-high-court-case-claiming-bad-lawyering Two men sitting on Arizona’s death row say they face execution because they had […]
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