| The State's response to the Court of Criminal Appeals will be filed early this week. I wonder if anyone can predict the level of press coverage it will receive, as compared to the defense lawyers' filing last week. In the real world of The State of Alabama v Daniel Wade Moore, the press matters only to the degree Judge Glenn Thompson is influenced by it. With the State's response, the CCA will again be in a position to decide whether dwm gets a second trial. And we will be in a position to wait. Again. It's purely my own perception of it, but I'd hazard a guess that when the State filed the petition for writ of mandamus, the odds were 20 to 1 against its success, as a result of the way the system is structured. The fact the CCA asked for an explanation from the judge may have improved the odds to 10 to 1 against, and Thompson's weak reply may have moved it down to 5 to 1. But I still have to think the odds are against the State's petition. Why? Because that's how the system "works." It's a petition--not an appeal. Only the convicted have right to appeal...not the State of Alabama. It's THE key point in what's happening right now. And the victims? Well, they have no rights at all. |
| Last week's press coverage pushed total page hits over fifty thousand this weekend. Coming at the end of two months, it's a nice milestone. Thanks for visiting the website, and for all the supportive email!!! |
| The Court of Criminal Appeals does not work under any set time-frame--in other words, there is no deadline. They generally release their rulings on Fridays, so in the real SOA v DWM, all we can do is wait from Friday to Friday. They could make a ruling Friday, or it could be months, and the ruling might not be the final yes or no. If they order a second trial, then it will be up to Judge Thompson to set the date for trial. He has said he wants it as quickly as possible, which would probably mean at least three months, since Circuit Court has generally been booked three months ahead. |