Richey death penalty ruling [US SC] News
Richey death penalty ruling [US SC]

[JURIST] Margaret Bradshaw, Warden v. Kenneth T. Richey, Supreme Court of the United States, November 28, 2005 [summarily reversing a federal appeals court decision that erased the conviction and death sentence of a dual US and British citizen for setting a fire in Ohio that killed a toddler almost 20 years ago]. Read the full text of the Opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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