NAACP: LDF Files Amicus Brief With Supreme Court in Support of Overturning the Judicial Override for Capital Punishment in Alabama
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 18:
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting the overturning of the judicial override for capital punishment in Alabama.
In previous capital cases, if a jury voted to sentence a defendant to life in prison, a judge in Alabama could override the jury and sentence the . . .
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting the overturning of the judicial override for capital punishment in Alabama.
In previous capital cases, if a jury voted to sentence a defendant to life in prison, a judge in Alabama could override the jury and sentence the . . .