The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on March 3, 2014 to determine whether an IQ test score of 70 or below should be the cutoff for determining if an individual is mentally retarded, or properly stated, intellectually disabled....
The Atlantic is providing coverage and insight into the ongoing Autobee victim's rights case. The article titled, "How a Colorado Judge Just Blocked the Victims' Right Movement" is worth a read. Iris Eytan is a Partner at Reilly Pozner LLP. She practices...
This is a piece on the Autobee victim’s rights case that was recently published in The Atlantic. The reporter did a great job summarizing the overarching point of my clients’ position - the victim’s family has a right to speak in...
The Denver Post Editorial Board agrees with our position on the evolving issue of victim's rights brought up in the Autobee case. Read Full Article Iris Eytan is a Partner at Reilly Pozner LLP. She practices Criminal Defense with an emphasis...
Last week after writing a blog entry about the case, I filed away Judge Baxley’s January 8th Order declaring that South Carolina’s Corrections System be overhauled to stop the unconstitutional abuse to thousands of seriously mental ill inmates. This opinion...
Here is another article covering my victim's rights case from The Westword titled, “Edward Montour Trial: DA Seeks to Muzzle Father’s Plea of Mercy for Son’s Killer.” Iris Eytan is a Partner at Reilly Pozner LLP. She practices Criminal Defense with...
The South Carolina prison system has permitted the abuse of mentally ill inmates for at least the last ten years. The stories that have been documented about these inmates with serious mental illnesses are horrific. Mr. Laudman, a schizophrenic, intellectually disabled...
I was recently asked to appear on the Celebrity Court with Elizabeth Kelly to comment on Larry Flynt’s opposition to the execution of Joseph Paul Franklin – the man that shot and paralyzed him in an assassination attempt in 1978....
How many cases have I seen where the government proclaims that because my client’s IQ is not 70 or below, my client can understand the court proceedings, knew what he was doing at the time of the commission of the...
Yesterday, an open letter was sent by the Autobee family to George Brauchler, the DA in Douglas County, who is pursuing the death penalty against the killer of their son. After receiving a well-thought-out open letter begging to end this 11...