A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court

By artappraiser on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 1:06pm |

A round of applause, please, for Calvin Duncan, a former jailhouse lawyer whose relentless advocacy led to a landmark decision today on unanimous juries. https://t.co/OrLI89hrhy
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) April 21, 2020

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/us/politics/supreme-court-nonunanimous-juries.html

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He won a unanimous ruling. Just on the personal story, is the stuff of a Hollywood movie:

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution banned non-unanimous jury verdicts in cases involving serious crimes. The decision will affect cases in Louisiana and Oregon, the only 2 states that have recently allowed such verdicts. https://t.co/o3E9bNfGCO
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 21, 2020

(I am of course referring to the olden days with my comment; probably not going to be the same kind of "Hollywood movie anyway, maybe more like Netflix Megahit, something like that.)

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/21/2020 - 1:11pm

A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court

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