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Justice Denied for Jarvis Masters
Posted on August 12, 2019 by Alan Senauke
On August 12 the California Supreme Court turned down the habeas corpus petition of Jarvis Jay Masters, an innocent man on California’s Death Row since 1990. This represents the likely conclusion of legal appeals in the California court system by … Read more
Jarvis Masters: Notes on Oral Arguments at the California Supreme Court — 6 November 2015
Posted on November 8, 2015 by Alan Senauke
For thirty-four years, since the age of nineteen, Jarvis Jay Masters has been in San Quentin. For thirty of those years he has lived on the scene of a crime he did not commit. His lawyers Joe Baxter and Rick … Read more
Freedom Seems Near For Jarvis Masters
Posted on August 12, 2015 by Alan Senauke
Tuesday morning, August 11, I visited with my friend Jarvis Masters, an innocent man on California’s San Quentin Death Row. On the ground of our common Buddhist practice Jarvis and I have been meeting and talking regularly for more than … Read more
Jarvis Masters On California’s Failed Anti-Death Penalty Initiative
Posted on January 16, 2013 by Alan Senauke
An Open Letter on California’s Proposition 34 — “SAFE California”— to Death Penalty Focus from Jarvis Jay Masters, an innocent man on San Quentin’s Death Row
The 2012 election is over, with its victories, defeats, candidates, and propositions. California’s Proposition … Read more
Questioning the Death Penalty and the “Safe California Act”
Posted on April 12, 2012 by Alan Senauke
I have been in discussion about the Safe California Act with my friend Jarvis Masters for the last two months or so. As you may know, Jarvis has been on California’s Death Row for more than 22 years, convicted of … Read more
Jarvis Masters — Re-thinking His Evidentiary Hearing
Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alan Senauke
My thoughts here have been taking shape since the dark day that findings from Jarvis’s evidentiary hearing were announced. He and I have discussed the court process and outcome extensively, and he encouraged me to write this.
— A.S., … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls: Judge Duryee’s Report (1)
Posted on April 19, 2011 by Alan Senauke
The statement below was drafted by Jarvis Masters’ legal team several days ago. While the news is more disappointing than I had hoped for, I think there are some encouraging aspects of Judge Duryee’s findings, and the lawyers will pursue … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls — 12: The Last (?) Hearing
Posted on April 11, 2011 by Alan Senauke
This post was written by Susan Moon. I was out of town for the hearing, but Susan writes with her customary clarity. Thanks. Now we wait for Judge Duryee’s findings.
— Alan S.
On Friday, April 8, I went … Read more
Justice in the Long Halls: Jarvis Masters’ Hearings — A Fascinating and Exasperating Day in Court for Lovers of Language
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Alan Senauke
28 March 2011
Eight weeks have passed since the last evidentiary hearing in Jarvis Masters’ appeal. At the last session on 27 January, Judge Lynn Duryee allowed for testimony by a final defense witness, forensic linguist Robert Leonard, on his … Read more
Jarvis Masters: A Story in Need of a New Ending
Posted on March 1, 2016 by Alan Senauke
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The fabric of a criminal trial is woven of stories…
the defendant’s story and the prosecutor’s story. Of course, there is also the victim’s story. From these threads come the jury and the judge’s stories. Each subsequent appeal then spins … Read more
Category: Jarvis Jay Masters, U.S. Politics Tags: California State Supreme Court, Death Row, Free Jarvis, Jarvis Jay Masters, Prisons and Prison Reform