Post Conviction Relief

Is the Supreme Court Going "Soft on Crime"?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exoneration, Hank Skinner, Dna Testing, Soft on Crime, Death Penalty, Medill Innocence Project, Post-Conviction Relief, Anthong McKinney, Habeas Corpus, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Hank Skinner that he has the right to pursue DNA testing under federal civil rights laws. This case was a no-brainer to begin with, why did it go all the way to the Supreme Court?

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Supreme Court DNA Ruling: Once Again Roberts Court Allows "Procedural" Issues to Trump Justice

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court Nominees, Supreme Court, William Osborn, Justice Roberts, Dna Testing, President Obama, Criminal Justice, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Justice Scalia, Post Conviction Relief, Justice Thomas, Sentencing, Justice Alito, Justice Kennedy, Justice Souter, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that convicted inmates do not have the constitutional right to DNA testing, even though it could, as Justice Stevens said in his dissent, "ascertain the truth once and for all."

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