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Edwards v. Vannoy , 593 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Court's prior decision in Ramos v. Louisiana , 590 U.S. ___ (2020), which had ruled that jury verdicts in criminal trials must be unanimous under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .
Thedrick Edwards, a different Louisiana inmate convicted by a 10-to-2 decision, had been challenging Louisiana's non-unanimous jury conviction law since his own 2007 conviction, had petitioned to the Supreme Court around the same time that Ramos had been under consideration, using collateral review (Ramos dealt with direct review). [12]
Danforth v. Minnesota , 552 U.S. 264 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that state courts can retroactively apply a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure in post-conviction proceedings by applying state law retroactivity standards that are broader than the Teague v.
The Court had recognized these two rights on competency for some time. In Dusky v.United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960), and in Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975), the Court established the standard for competency to stand trial—the defendant must have a "rational and factual understanding" of the nature of the proceedings, and must be able to rationally assist his lawyer in defending him.
In August 2007, Galin Frye was arrested and charged with driving without a license for the third time, making it a felony in Missouri.The prosecutor in the case sent Frye's attorney two plea offers; one to recommend a three-year sentence with Frye serving only ten days in jail if he pleaded guilty to the felony, and the second to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor, and Frye to serve 90 days in ...
Edwards v. United States , 286 U.S. 482 (1932), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a law is not invalid when a president signs it after Congress has adjourned, so long as it is signed within 10 days.
The plaintiffs — Braylon Edwards, Denard Robinson, Michael Martin and Shawn Crable — are being represented by Jim Acho of Livonia, Michigan-based law firm Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, PLC.
Nichols v. United States , 511 U.S. 738 (1994), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that an uncounseled misdemeanor conviction, which resulted in a punishment other than imprisonment, can be used to enhance a sentence for a subsequent offense.