Appeal

Feature January 6

The Volunteer

More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.

By Maurice Chammah

Analysis October 20, 2015

The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.

By Andrew Cohen

The Lowdown August 13, 2015

What it takes to be a jailhouse lawyer.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News August 10, 2015

Getting caught in a speed trap in a small Louisiana town.

By Ken Armstrong

News June 25, 2015

A case so messy one judge says it’s an argument for abolishing the death penalty.

By Ken Armstrong

Feature June 9, 2015

The Burnout

Missouri keeps killing Jennifer Herndon’s clients. So she invented an alternate life.

By Ken Armstrong

News January 20, 2015

He was nearly executed because his lawyers missed a filing deadline. Now the Supreme Court has weighed in on what should happen next.

By Ken Armstrong

News December 10, 2014

Not much. Which may be why Robert Holsey is dead.

By Ken Armstrong

Feature November 16, 2014

When lawyers stumble, only their clients fall.

By Ken Armstrong

Feature November 15, 2014

How bad lawyering and an unforgiving law cost condemned men their last appeal.

By Ken Armstrong