Mexican consular assistance ruling [US SC] News
Mexican consular assistance ruling [US SC]

Medellin v. Dretke, Supreme Court of the United States, Per Curiam, May 23, 2005 [dismissing an appeal by a Mexican citizen on death row in Texas that he an others like him should have their sentences overturned because they were improperly denied legal assistance from their consulates]. Excerpt:

In light of the possibility that the Texas courts will provide Medellín with the review he seeks pursuant to the Avena judgment and the President's memorandum, and the potential for review in this Court once the Texas courts have heard and decided Medellín's pending action, we think it would be unwise to reach and resolve the multiple hindrances to dispositive answers to the questions here presented. Accordingly, we dismiss the writ as improvidently granted.

Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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