Wed 10 Mar 2010
John Pilger ICH 3/10/10
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Sat 24 May 2008
The brief in response to the government brief has now been submitted, Reply Brief of Appellant Dhafir. This is the final brief and we now await a date for oral arguments, most likely they will be some time in the fall.
The Opening Brief was submitted 2/08/08. The Government Response Brief was submitted 4/08/08. For more information about the appeal process see here.
Sat 16 Feb 2008
8/18/09 Convictions in Dr. Dhafir’s case were affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the case was sent back to Judge Mordue for resentencing. The decision can be read here Dr. Dhafir’s lawyers will file a petition for an en banc (all the judges on the court of appeals) hearing on the sentencing issue.
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Oral arguments in Dr. Dhafir’s appeal were heard on Thursday, August 28th, 2008, at 10 a.m., at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City
The press release from the appeal hearing is available here.
Katherine’s summary of the appeal hearing is available here.
The Opening Appeal Brief, submitted 2/08/08, is available here (77 pages).
The Government Response Brief, submitted 4/08/08, is available here (105 pages).
The Reply Brief to the Government Brief, submitted 5/14/08, is available here (26 pages).
What is an appeal?:
It’s not a retrial. The appellate court does not decide a defendant’s innocence or guilt, it decides whether the court proceedings were conducted according to the law. The appeal lawyers are limited to the official record of proceedings (more…)