DESPITE A 1996 FEDERAL LAW designed to speed up federal court review of state prisoners’ challenges to their convictions and sentences, especially in capital cases, both capital and noncapital cases are taking longer to complete in federal court than before the law’s enactment, according to a study by Vanderbilt University School of Law and the National Center for State Courts.
The study’s findings do not bode well for federal courts that may find themselves under tough new processing deadlines in those states that are certified by the U.S. Department of Justice as qualified for fast-track federal habeas review of capital cases under a 2006 federal law. The department is currently working on final certification regulations.
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