U.S. Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions

[How Sway?]

The US supreme court on Monday gutted constitutional protections that for years have provided a federal lifeline to innocent prisoners facing prolonged incarceration or even execution following wrongful convictions stemming from poor legal counsel given to them by the states.
In a 6 to 3 ruling, the newly-dominant rightwing majority of the nation’s highest court barred federal courts from hearing new evidence that was not previously presented in a state court as a result of the defendant’s ineffective legal representation.




The decision means that prisoners will no longer have recourse to federal judges even when they claim they were wrongfully convicted because their lawyers failed to conduct their cases properly.
The decision eviscerated the supreme court’s own precedent in a move that the three liberal justices called “illogical” and “perverse”. In a dissenting opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor slammed the decision, warning it would leave “many people … to face incarceration or even execution without any meaningful chance to vindicate their right to counsel”.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2022/may/23/us-supreme-court-prisoners-ineffective-counsel-challenges

#bothsides

 

[88m3]

both sides baby

 

[hashmander]

 

[Mastamimd]

This is only the beginning

 

[getmoney310cpt]

This a big deal you know how many people get found innocent years later now they saying they won’t even look at the evidence vindicating an innocent person that’s insane

 

[Propaganda]

the attorney from the arizona ag office who argued the case actually said "innocence isn't enough"...and won.

in the fukking supreme court of the united states of america.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Conservatives are Neo stalinists

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

the attorney from the arizona ag office who argued the case actually said "innocence isn't enough"...and won.

in the fukking supreme court of the united states of america.

 

[Paradoxx]

I wholeheartedly blame democrats and their uselessness

 

[Roger king]

Its a shame this could lead to more innocent folks behind bars.

 

[the elastic]

the attorney from the arizona ag office who argued the case actually said "innocence isn't enough"...and won.

in the fukking supreme court of the united states of america.

Can we get a link on that, sir?

 

[hashmander]

I wholeheartedly blame democrats and their uselessness

i thought you were being sarcastic and was going to dap you, but then i saw who else was dapping and i'm like nah i can't risk that.

 

[Paradoxx]

i thought you were being sarcastic and was going to dap you, but then i saw who else was dapping and i'm like nah i can't risk that.

Save your daps, I just really fukking hate democrats and their constant inaction. I will take any and all opportunity to shyt on them, same goes for right wing gutter pigs

 

[Propaganda]

Can we get a link on that, sir?

“Innocence Isn’t Enough”: Arizona Urges the Supreme Court to Send Barry Jones Back to Death Row

The case has far-reaching implications: Should new evidence be ignored by the federal courts even when it exposes a wrongful conviction?

theintercept.com

 

[Yapdatfool]

well shyt he white... damn they really don't gaf