Powells pivotal vote in the case. Indeed, that reasoning flouted precedent at the time and has since been relegated to nothing more than an isolated relic of an abandoned doctrine. The states only defense in support of the judgment below is that the sixth amendment does not require unanimity at all, that is hnot in state courts or federal court. This court should reject that argument. As the court has said many times over many decades, the sixth amendment requires a unanimous verdict to convict. In particular, what the court has said is the sixth amendment right to try by jury carries with it the essentials of the common law. The common law authorities are uniform, explicit, and absolute. Unanimity is an absolute requirement to trial by jury. The reasons that the common law commentators gave for that rule resonate just as powerfully now as they did then. In a nutshell, were not prepared to take away somebody ice liberty unless a Cross Section of the community uniformly agrees criminal
Constitutionally required in, cases for federal and state courts. Evangelista ramos was convicted of seconddegree murder when only 10 of 12 jurors found him guilty. At that point under louisiana law unanimous juries were not required but since the louisiana has passed a law requiring unanimous juries but does not apply retroactively to his case. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Louisiana Supreme Court denied him a review. This is about an hour. In case 185924, ramos versus louisiana. Mister fisher. Mister chief justice, may it please the court. This court reaffirmed the wellsettled rule that Incorporated Provisions of the bill of rights applied the same way to the state as they apply to the federal government. Taking that as a given the state does not defend Justice Powells pivotal vote. That flouted president at the time and since been relegated to nothing but isolated relic of an abandoned doctrine. The states only defense in support of the judgment below, the s
About. Changing tide in german politics those were the words of. The leader of the brandenburg. Party who made the headlines here in recent weeks because there was more evidence of his far right past this is something that if he continues to brush off as past days and says he wants to claim a new Center Ground after all the f. T. Sees itself as the only true representatives of the people that something they keep putting on their election posters as well. We are the people so this is the kind of push theyre trying to make here to become more mainstream and a stronger force and politics. Ok were going to cross over to the press conference which is just getting under way right now the far right d. Having his postelection press conference. Still struggling with the traffic hell be here in a moment a statement on him which i can understand the same start with i still like him very much for my god very good morning ladies and gentlemen with quotes statements and were going to tell us about h
And one week before democrats retake control of the house im going to get into what their mandate means and why so many pundits missed the blue wave and might still feel bad talking about it. It is an important story as we look over 2018. But i begin with the panic were seeing from donald trump right now. Theres the growing investigations. Not just mueller but also probing his campaign and business. There is the fall out from this decision to shut down the government. He said once it would be a trump shut out down. And whats going the happen to his candidacy when democrats are in charge of the house next week . As we see signs of panic, there are also signs of contagion, the markets panicking as well. You are probably seeing with your own eye. A rockness that at times seems to mirror the jittery way of donald trump walking into his own shut down. The dow was plunging and then rallying. At wupt points it was a 600 point deficit. This is the latest in the mont of wild swings that a loot