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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Courts - "Courts - Still more on: SCOTUS rejects 7th Circuit ruling re Joseph Corcoran"
Updating this ILB entry from yesterday, Ashley Smith of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel has this story today, headed "Convicted killer Corcoran's case heads back to appeals court." Some quotes:
The fate of convicted quadruple murderer Joseph E. Corcoran, who was originally sentenced to death, is still unclear as his case continues to circle the legal system.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal appeals court failed to examine all arguments in Corcoran’s challenge to his death sentence. To remedy this, the Supreme Court is sending the case back to the appeals court for a new ruling. * * *
The case is now back in the hands of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will either decide to rule itself or pass judgment to the lower U.S. District Court. Bryan Corbin, spokesman for Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, said it could take weeks or months to make that decision, which is a bit of a letdown for the Attorney General’s Office.
“We are pleased that the court upheld that (the appeals court ruling) is constitutional,” Corbin said. “But we are disappointed that additional litigation is needed before this process is concluded.”
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 22, 2009 10:49 AM
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