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Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch
After eight years and 24 executions, Ohio's death penalty is about to come
under closer scrutiny.
The challenge usually comes from death-penalty opponents. But this time,
it's likely to come from the newly elected Democratic governor and attorney
general. Both Ted Strickland and Marc Dann question the fairness of not the
law but how it's been applied.
MSP Margo MacDonald is well respected for her integrity
and tireless dedication at the Scottish Parliament.
Each Sunday in her hard-hitting and entertaining column
she focuses on one of the talking points of the week.
In a non-contentious, (but still Kafkaesque) ruling yesterday by a 3-judge panel of US 6th Circuit Ct of Appeals in the case of Ohio death row inmate Richard Joseph, the court upheld a 2004 ruling by the US District Ct for Northern Ohio granting habeas relief for Joseph and setting aside his his death sentence.
Timothy Hancock has a birthday on 7th December. Please send Tim some birthday cards and let him know people care about him and this also shows the Ohio Department of Corrections that people know about his case. Which is not what they want. Too much corruption happened in this case and they are trying to cover things up.
In Warren, an appeals court has ordered a judge to determine if a death
row inmate is competent to drop his mental retardation appeal, fire his
lawyers and represent himself.