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Supreme Court grants cert. in 8 cases

The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in 8 cases this morning. All of the cases will be heard next term. Several cases present questions concerning criminal law: Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts - whether the Confrontation Clause is violated where a prosecutor offers a crime lab report as evidence in a criminal trial, instead of the live testimony of the expert who prepared the report. Oregon v. Ice - whether it is unconstitutional for a judge to impose consecutive sentences based on facts found by the judge, not by the jury. Waddington v. Sarausad - whether a federal court in habeas corpus may grant relief based upon the inadequacy of jury instructions about the culpability of accomplices. Jimenez v. Quarterman - whether a certificate of appealability should issue pursuant to Slack v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on March 17, 2008 (boomark / email).