Word: connors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...review states' capital convictions--and practically eliminated it for appeals based on evidence uncovered after the original conviction. In 1993's Herrera v. Collins, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist argued that such cases have never merited federal relief unless "an independent constitutional violation" has occurred. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor added that the innocence standard must be "extraordinarily high" so federal courts won't be "deluged with frivolous claims." As early as 1986, the late Justice Thurgood Marshall complained that this trend left death-row petitioners in "an increasingly pernicious vise grip...
...Quaker's goalie, freshman Michael O'Connor was honored for the second straight week and was named the Rookie of the Week...
...Ancient Eight, Penn (5-5-1, 3-2-0) beat Lafayette 3-2 and shut out Brown 3-0, making a late push for the top of the standings. For the second consecutive week, a Quaker freshman secured Ivy League Rookie of the Week distinction--goalie Michael O'Connor made seven saves against the Bears (6-3-3, 0-2-2), en route to his third shutout of the year...
...some water to pick up, but compared to other areas, we were pretty fortunate," said H. Joseph O'Connor...
Feeney's teammate Connor P. Spreng '98 said he believes the race would have been "rowable but not watchable," and that probably figured into the decision...