Clear View Project

Jarvis Masters — Re-thinking His Evidentiary Hearing

 My thoughts here have been taking shape since the dark day that findings from  Jarvis’s evidentiary hearing were announced.  He and I have discussed the court process and outcome extensively,  and he encouraged me to write this.

—  A.S., … Read more

Justice in the Long Halls: Judge Duryee’s Report (1)

The statement below was drafted by Jarvis Masters’ legal team several days ago. While the news is more disappointing than I had hoped for, I think there are some encouraging aspects of Judge Duryee’s findings, and the lawyers will pursue … Read more

Justice in the Long Halls: Jarvis Masters’ Hearings — A Fascinating and Exasperating Day in Court for Lovers of Language

28 March 2011

Eight weeks have passed since the last evidentiary hearing in Jarvis Masters’ appeal.   At the last session on 27 January, Judge Lynn Duryee allowed for testimony by a final defense witness, forensic linguist Robert Leonard, on his … Read more

Jarvis Masters: A Concise Summary of His Evidentiary Hearings, January 2011

Note: This post kind of overlaps with Day 10 of Justice in Long Halls.  But this is more of a summary of the hearing from the Masters team’s standpoint. Although the legal issues and testimony of these hearings are technically … Read more

Justice in the Long Halls — Jarvis Masters’ Hearings, Day 10

Closing Arguments — 27 January 2011

Last Thursday’s oral arguments brought Jarvis Master’s evidentiary hearings almost to an end.  (Almost, because there is still one more expert witness for the petitioners/defense scheduled for 15 February.)  Judge Duryee had asked both … Read more

Justice in the Long Halls: Jarvis Masters’ Hearings — Day 9

Jarvis Masters’ evidentiary hearings reached a kind of conclusion around noon, after nine days of testimony.  The first planned witness, a former prisoner and ex-gang member implicated in the Burchfield attack, was not called.  In the housekeeping that followed — … Read more