CNN BREAKING: Fed Appeals Court overturns 100 death sentences

[VolcanoJen]

... in the state of Arizona and elsewhere, because the inmates were sent to death row because of judges, instead of juries. The appellate court in San Francisco turned in this decision.

ON EDIT:

I'm confused... I thought judges usually handled the penalty phase, but that there was another ruling handed down related to this issue not too long ago. Maybe one of our Legal Eagles could clear this up for us?

Here's the link, first posted by Goobergunch in post #3 below:

http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1425931

- Jennifer

[SmileyBoy]

1. Any overturns in Texas???

Do you also know the exact number??

I'm tuning in right now...

[eyesroll]

2. Is this 9th Circuit?

I hope not -- the Right loves to attack 9th circuit; other circuits aren't as easy to bash.

Still...sounds like a good verdict!

[goobergunch]

4. Yes, meeting en banc

because the story says that the vote was 8-3.

[David__77]

6. 9th Circuit a model for nation.

Hopefully some day the Supreme Court will be modeled on the 9th Circuit. It's really only a matter of time. The thing about conservatives, is that they're mainly engaged in heading off progress, but find it extremely hard to roll back progress.

[goobergunch]

3. Summerlin v. Stewart...and LINK

http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1425931

[hang a left]

5. I believe that the 9th circuit has

no choice. this decision was made and has precedent in the supreme court.

[eyesroll]

7. I'm glad they made the decision...

...I just would love to see other circuits make similar ones. It would dilute the "California whacko" label the Right tries to slap on every one of their decisions.

[Jack The Tab]

8. You know this just burns smarmy little Asskkkroft...

And I love anything that burns that fundamentalist prick

[TacticalPeek]

9. I hope he's crying his beady eyes out

over Dean nailing him as "not a patriot". So sobby that he had to get his big brother, Bugman Delay, to take up for him.

[leftchick]

10. I can see Asscan now..

his eyes rolling back in his head and speaking in tongues over this. Not a pretty picture! LOL