Judge Tracie Todd, who struck down Alabama's death penalty today, tells me that a written ruling is coming tomorrow:http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru?utm_term=.imrdQ7MJGk …
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Breaking: Alabama trial court judge issues written ruling striking down state's death sentencing law.http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.yrqgab1Xzd …
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Judge: "Alabama’s judiciary has unequivocally been hijacked by partisan interests and unlawful legislative neglect."http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.yrqgab1Xzd …
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America, meet Judge Tracie Todd. She is NOT happy. http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.yrqgab1Xzd …pic.twitter.com/D63GtUg2ex
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Judge Todd concludes her 28-pg ruling against AL's death sentencing law by quoting MLK: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.mndobXJ40d …pic.twitter.com/8LAM1AHvXy
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Now at
@BuzzFeedNews: READ the
ruling striking down Alabama's death sentencing law —> http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.mndobXJ40d …pic.twitter.com/uMxmBDlNMR
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Note: There's a lot in here that's ~NOT~ going to stand up on appeal. It's clear Judge Todd has a LOT of dissatisfaction with the system ...
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... and she was not going to let this ruling out the door without getting all of the issues out in the open. See:pic.twitter.com/l7Xbzt8GPm
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That's point 7 in a section full of findings about AL's system, about which Todd concludes:pic.twitter.com/Ouc4quHpJe
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HOWEVER, the ~key~ finding here is that Hurst v. FL applies to AL, and that, as such, its death sentencing scheme is unconstitutional.
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And THAT is a ruling likely to stand up to scrutiny (if not on appeal within the AL courts). Read my report here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/alabama-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-judge-ru#.mndobXJ40d …
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