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A prisoner’s bid to develop new evidence rests on a 233-year-old statute about judicial writs

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This statute, which was originally part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, empowers federal courts to “issue all writs” (i.e., orders) that aid the exercise of their jurisdiction even though no statute expressly authorizes the orders. In 1993, Raymond Twyford was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death in Ohio.

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Justices take up “false statement” dispute and rare capital case

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When Thompson spoke with a firm hired by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to collect the money that he owed the bank, Thompson disputed that he owed $219,000 plus interest. Instead, he said, he had borrowed $110,000. Thompson eventually agreed to repay $219,000 – the amount that he had borrowed, but without interest.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

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In Berea, Ohio, the promoters of the 7 Floors of Hell haunted house at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds appreciate realism but one employee took it a bit too far. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. However, at his deposition, the defendant’s son denied throwing the egg which allegedly struck the plaintiff’s daughter. The sophomore from New Miami High School in Ohio died from a prior medical condition at the at Land of Illusion haunted house. 32; 285 S.W. 455 (1926).

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Here are some of the prior selectees: __ In Berea, Ohio, the promoters of the 7 Floors of Hell haunted house at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds appreciate realism but one employee took it a bit too far. See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102. OUTCOME: Reversed dismissal on the basis of tolling of statute of limitations.

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