Napping attorney shocks readers in Burdine case
Leonard Pitts questions Texas and federal courts over a death penalty claim where court appointed counsel slept during Calvin Burdine's 1984 trial. He argues indigent defense flaws undermine justice and highlights the broader risk of miscarriages in capital cases.
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Italy Pardons Agca for Pope Attack
Italy grants clemency to Mehmet Ali Agca for the 1981 attempt on Pope John Paul II and hands him to Turkish authorities. He arrives in Istanbul under heavy guard, carrying books as he begins serving a prior Turkish sentence.
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Type O organs raise unfair wait in transplants
Americans with blood type O face longer waits for livers and other organs as O organs go to non O recipients to save the sickest patient first. United Network for Organ Sharing weighs new restrictions to balance individual needs with system wide goals amid debates on local vs national organ allocation.
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