Louisiana lawmakers Thursday blocked an effort to offer a path to release for an estimated 1,500 prisoners convicted of felonies by juries that were not unanimous, a debate spurred by the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to make its ban on such convictions retroactive. Only five lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee supported the proposal by Rep. Randal Gaines, a Democrat from LaPlace. Seven committee members voted against it. Gaines’ bill.
Melinda Deslatte May 27, 2021 - 12:40 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Louisiana lawmakers Thursday blocked an effort to offer a path to release for an estimated 1,500 prisoners convicted of felonies by juries that were not unanimous, a debate spurred by the U.S. Supreme Court s refusal to make its ban on such convictions retroactive.
Only five lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee supported the proposal by Rep. Randal Gaines, a Democrat from LaPlace. Seven committee members voted against it. Gainesâ bill called for people serving a sentence that stems from a non-unanimous jury decision to be allowed to seek new trials. the proposal
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