U.S. Appeals Court: CLEMENCY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Young v. Hayes, 218 F.3d 850 (8th Cir. 2000). A prisoner under the sentence of death filed a habeas corpus petition alleging that the actions of a district attorney who threatened to fire an attorney under her supervision if she provided information to the Governor in connection with a clemency petition the prisoner wished to file, violated his due process rights. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendant but the appeals court reversed and remanded, granting a stay of execution. The...