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16 Supreme Court Cases during the 2011 Term

Capital Punishment
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011

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Maples v. Thomas

Whether the defendant's failure to file a timely appeal in state court should bar all subsequent federal court review of his death sentence when the reason for the missed deadline was that Alabama officials made no effort to inform him of an adverse decision from the state courts after it was returned unopened by his lawyers' former law firm.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2011
Capital Punishment

Smart Justice

+2 桃子视频

Maples v. Thomas

Whether the defendant's failure to file a timely appeal in state court should bar all subsequent federal court review of his death sentence when the reason for the missed deadline was that Alabama officials made no effort to inform him of an adverse decision from the state courts after it was returned unopened by his lawyers' former law firm.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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