Cara Drinan , associate professor, law, was quoted in a story on a 30-year-old case heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. See below.
From: New Orleans Advocate Date: Jan. 5, 2014 Author: John Simerman
... Though the high court won't consider Toca's innocence claim, the claim may have influenced the court's decision to pick his case to decide the retroactivity issue, after refusing at least two other similar petitions, said Cara Drinan, an associate professor of law at Catholic University of America.
"I can't think it's a coincidence that this is a claim of actual innocence," Drinan said. "Facts matter. If the court is going to find Miller is retroactively applicable, it certainly behooves the court for it to be a more sympathetic defendant." ...
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