Inadequate Counsel

Unlike Alabama, California Recognizes Necessity of Qualified Postconviction Counsel For Death Row Prisoners

In Death Penalty Case, U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Importance of Right to Effective Counsel

Eleventh Circuit Rule Barring Federal Review of Death Penalty Case Filed After Deadline Reversed by U.S. Supreme Court

Death Row Inmate Emanuel Gissendanner Wins New Trial After Questions Raised About His Guilt

Alabama Supreme Court Holds Death Row Inmate Has Right to Prove His Postconviction Filing Should Be Considered

EJI Wins New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Thomas Lane

Alabama Supreme Court Stays Robert Melson’s Execution Date

United States Supreme Court Reaffirms That Defense Counsel Must Investigate for Mitigating Evidence in Death Penalty Cases

Former Alabama Death Row Inmate Herbert Williams Sentenced to Life Without Parole

EJI Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Guarantee Counsel for Alabama Death Row Prisoners on Direct Appeal

U.S. Supreme Court Will Review Inadequate Lawyering in Alabama Death Row Prisoner Holly Wood’s Case

Oklahoma Appeals Court Affirms Relief for James Fisher

United States Supreme Court Recognizes State Prisoners’ Right to Counsel in State Clemency Proceedings

Alabama Supreme Court Will Review Right to Counsel for Death Row Prisoners on Appeal

Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Anthony Ray Hinton Case

Alabama Death Row Inmate Herbert Williams Wins Relief From Eleventh Circuit