Resources, Handouts, and Downloads
Online Resources
Death Penalty Information Center:
Supreme Court Cases:
- Ramos v. Louisiana (slip opinion, decided April 20, 2020)
- The Court ruled 6-3 that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for serious crimes, siding with a Louisiana man who was convicted by a split jury of murder. “The ruling could benefit hundreds of inmates convicted with non-unanimous verdicts in Louisiana and Oregon by leading to new trials.” Both Louisiana and Oregon are death penalty states.
Capital Case Information by State
Alabama
Alabama currently has 173 prisoners on death row.
Alabama’s most recent execution: Nathaniel Woods [March 5, 2020]
General Information
- Alabama Inmates Currently on Death Row [Alabama Department of Corrections]
- History of the Death Penalty [Death Penalty Information Center]
- Alabama Death Penalty Assessment Report and Supplemental Materials [ABA]
Cases of Note
- Powell v. Alabama, 287 U.S. 45 (1932)
Circuit Issues/Common Issues Raised on Appeal
Coming soon.
News
Executions Remain On Hold as Federal Litigation on Oklahoma’s ‘Risky and Incomplete’ Lethal-Injection Protocol Moves Forward – May 7, 2020 [Death Penalty Information Center]
Trends in Capital Cases by Circuit
4th Circuit
Petitioner’s Claim: Juror Misconduct
Barnes v. Thomas, 938 F.3d 526
Takeaways:
Infographics and Webinar Handouts
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