[Release] Justice Diaz, Experts to Testify for Juvy-Justice Report Act
Verbatim statement:
What: Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz, Psychologist Dr. Criss Lott, and attorneys Jim Waide and Robert B. McDuff will testify before the House Juvenile Justice Committee in support of House Bill 727, the Juvenile Transfer Reform Act.
When: Thursday, January 18 2007 at 8:00 am.
Where: Mississippi State Capitol, Room 204
Why: Prominent legal and adolescent behavioral experts will explain both the social science research supporting House Bill 727, the Juvenile Transfer Reform Act and the legal implications of the bill, authored by Chairman George Flaggs, Jr. House Bill 727 ensures that the adult criminal justice system accommodates the special needs of children and allows some children who have been successfully rehabilitated a second chance at life.
For more information: Please contact Chairman George Flaggs: 601-942-0492
Posted by ladd at 11:53 AM in Legislature, Education, Healthcare, Releases | Email this entry
Comments:
It’s notable that Rob McDuff and Jim Waide were both attorneys for Tyler Edmonds, the Starkville youth who was sentenced to life in prison at 13 years old.
The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed that conviction recently and there will be a new trial. You can read the case at:
http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/Images/Opinions/CO38911.pdf
Posted by on 01/17 at 02:10 PM | #
And cheers for that reversal. It’s remarkable that the “expert” testiminy of Steven Hayne ever got as far as it did. What were people thinking!?!
Posted by on 01/17 at 02:16 PM | #
