Posted on 02/27/2019 11:23:34 AM PST by Magnatron
The Supreme Court sent a case concerning a death row inmate, who claims he can no longer remember his crimes because of several strokes he had while in prison, back down to the lower courts to take a second look.
The court had already stayed the inmate Vernon Madison's execution last January. In a 5-3 vote, Chief Justice John Roberts sided Wednesday with the liberals on the court in favor of Madison.
Only eight justices had heard the case because Justice Brett Kavanaugh had not been confirmed by the time the case was argued.
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Roberts is this generation’s Souter. A dishonorable non-conservative who lied his way onto the Court.
Lincoln was assassinated in mid April. The co-conspiratiors were hanged by mid-July. Two months flat.
Dilantin disables one’s will power. Roberts will go along with wheover puts the greatest pressure on him. The Obamacare decision showed that. He had already made a logical and Constitutionally sound decision based on the law and the Constitution and the pressure was applied after that which is why the great convolution in his final declaration- pounding a square peg in a triangular hole.
Still demands death for children in nine months.
Earl Warren-anyone remember him? was appointed as a good conservative. Then he “grew in office.”
No one can remember their crimes AFTER they are put to death, either. Does THAT make it cruel and unusual?
Maybe he’ll run back to Malta and hide in that Monastery for a while again.
Why bother with the headline, Chief Justice John Roberts sides with liberals? Its not like this is uncharacteristic of him.
He’s trying to be a centrist, so that’s fine. He’s giving the other side what they want on these insignificant cases then will back our side on the important ones?
This is the kind of luke warm wishy washy dip wad that you don’t want in there.
Thank you, George POS Bush.
I, John Roberts, do solemnly swear, @#$&*!
So what? Society remembers, and that's what matters.
these idiot liberals will do anything to not hold criminals accountable.
John Roberts = 100% Compromised
Never forget a Bush appointee
Why would a convicted murderer get 20+ years of appeal and a live borne baby get killed minutes after breathing its first air?
Of course he does, because John Roberts is an utter disgrace to the bench.
What is the specific (argued) constitutional principle that allows one to be sentenced to life in prison (or remain in prison for life) but not be sentenced to death (or put to death if already sentenced)?
There was a Star Trek 2G episode about a killer who had a mind wipe. He was being hunted by the society he had no memory of damaging. Don’t remember for sure how it ended, but I think he had some kind of sacrificial death.
To an alarming degree republican SCOTUS appointees have a history of going off the rails once appointed.
Not all of course, but enough that I'v e lost track of how many.
And enough to have made a big difference in the balance of the court.
And as Roberts demonstrates, the trend continues. .
On the other hand, democrat appointees have a solid history of becoming even more liberal and more intransigent once seated.
Are there identifiable reasons for this disparity or is it the luck of the draw?
“Now, how is everyone feeling about gun control issues before the court?”
One can only hope...he was with us on Heller and McDonald.
You really need to do some homework.
Thomas issued the original stay.
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