tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post4978682549686314196..comments2023-10-25T02:06:38.148-07:00Comments on Texas Death Penalty: Nanon Williams Ordered Released !!!Hooman Hedayatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13174966445842575829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22223580.post-75703632994999698052010-11-25T09:56:39.752-08:002010-11-25T09:56:39.752-08:00"Federal Judge Nancy Atlas has today ordered ..."Federal Judge Nancy Atlas has today ordered Nanon released from prison."<br /><br />The exact wording of the Order is this:<br /><br />1. [Nanon's] Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is provisionally granted. <br /><br />2. [The State of Texas] shall release [Nanon] from custody unless within 180 the State of Texas institutes new criminal proceedings against him. <br /><br />3. the 180-day time period shall not commence until the conclusion of any appeal from this Order .... <br /><br /><br />Also, when the 5th Circuit previously remanded Nanon's case back to the U.S. District Court it was because the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals didn't give the federal courts enough facts in which to make a fair decision. The case was remanded so that the U.S. District Court could conduct independent fact finding, which the U.S. District Court did. <br /><br />Thus, if the State of Texas appeals, then the 5th Circuit will decide on completely different claims and merits. What happened before has no meaningful impact on what may happen next. <br /><br />What is meaningful is that U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas doesn't have her decisions overturned on appeal often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com