Nevada Supreme Court Finds Samuel Howard Actually Innocent of Death Penalty
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Sep 16, 2021
NEWS (9/16/21) – Nevada: The Supreme Court of Nevada has overturned Samuel Howard’s death sentence, finding him “actually innocent” of the death penalty. Reversing the trial court’s dismissal of Howard’s postconviction challenge to his death sentence, the appeals court ruled that a recent decision by New York state courts that overturned a conviction prosecutors relied upon as an aggravating circumstance in Howard’s case invalidated that aggravating circumstance.
The Nevada Supreme Court had…
California Court Rejects Challenge to Execution Moratorium
Sep 01, 2021
A California trial court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative media commentator John V. Lacy that had challenged the constitutionality of the March 2019 executive order by Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) declaring a moratorium on executions in the state.
In orders issued on August 31, 2021, the Sacramento Superior Court denied Lacy’s motion to strike down Newsom’s moratorium for allegedly exceeding his authority under the California constitution and granted Newsom’s motion to dismiss…
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