Wood v. Allen
Brief Details
- Case No.: 08-9156
- Brief Filed: August 10, 2009
- Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court
Key Topics in the Brief
Briefs
Argument(s)
The verbatim adoption of proposed orders is typical in Alabama capital postconviction cases and produces serious flaws in the resulting orders. The Eleventh Circuit erred in accepting as reasonable erroneous factual determinations in the trial court’s orders that were adopted verbatim from the proposed orders drafted by state prosecutors.
Author(s)
Jonathan L. Marcus, Gregory M. Lipper, Anne Y. Lee, and Alithea Z. Sullivan, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC.
