Habeas Corpus Legislation in the 111th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment.

Judge-made law.

Guantánamo Bay (Cuba).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Presents legislative proposals in the 111th Congress concerning Federal habeas corpus. Covers H.R. 3320, the Justice for the Wrongfully Accused Act, and H.R. 3986, the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act; both to permit State death row inmates to seek habeas relief based on evidence that they are probably innocent. Outlines proposals to amend Federal law in response to Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush, that the level of judicial review afforded Guantanamo detainees failed to meet constitutional expectations. Reviews recommendations for revision of several areas of Federal habeas law, from witnesses appearing before recent House Judiciary Committee hearings.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Habeas Corpus Legislation in the 111th Congress

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