Last time, we took a deeper look at the Court’s experience since 1992 with tort law cases on the civil side. Today (and next week), we’ll be taking a further look at the death penalty decisions, tracking four variables: (1) total decisions; (2) complete reversals; (3) partial reversals overturning the death penalty (ARL in the
Yesterday, we looked at the Court’s year by year caseload in one of the most commonplace areas of law on the civil docket – tort. Today, we’re looking at the death penalty caseload. From 1992 to the end of 2017, the Court has decided 470 death penalty cases.
The Court decided thirty-three death penalty cases
Yesterday, we reviewed the individual Justices’ voting records in death penalty appeals for the years 1994 through 2005. Today, we look at the second half of our study period, 2006 through 2017.
In Table 303, we report the percentage of each Justice’s votes in death penalty cases which were to affirm or to reverse in
Last week, we looked at how often the Justices voted with the majority in death penalty appeals, regardless of whether the decision was to affirm, reverse in part while affirming the sentence, reverse in part and vacate the sentence, or reverse outright. This week, we’re looking at the Justices’ votes themselves.
In Table 555, we
Yesterday, we began our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in death penalty cases, discussing the data on the percentage of the time each Justice voted with the majority in death penalty appeals for the years 1994 through 2005. Today, we address the second half of our study period, 2006 through 2017.
Incredibly, for
Earlier this week, we reviewed the data on the percentage of the time each Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court voted with the majority in death penalty cases. Today and tomorrow, we’ll be reviewing the same measure for the California Supreme Court during the years 1994 through 2017.
We begin with the years 1994 through
Yesterday, we began our review of the Court’s majority opinions in death penalty appeals between 1994 and 2017, focusing on complete affirmances and partial reversals where the sentence was affirmed. Today, we review the second half of our analysis: partial reversals where the sentence was vacated, and complete reversals.
In Table 291, we report the
For the past few weeks, we’ve been reviewing the death penalty jurisprudence of the Illinois and California Supreme Courts on this blog and the Illinois Supreme Court Review. This week, we’re reviewing the Court’s majority opinions.
In Table 287, we report the data on majority opinions in death penalty affirmances. Justice Chin has written 51
Yesterday, we reviewed the data for the year-by-year numbers of mandatory death penalty appeals decided by the California Supreme Court. Today, we review the overall affirmance rates, county by county.
For the entire period, the Court has decided 425 death penalty appeals. The Court has affirmed 342 in all respects. The Court has partially reversed
This week, we’re continuing our comparative analysis of the death penalty appeal cases, both here and over at the Illinois Supreme Court Review. The discussion is particularly timely for California given the Supreme Court’s decision largely upholding the controversial death penalty initiative adopted in November by the voters. This week, we disaggregate the Court’s overall