Stuart v. State

It is now abundantly clear that the Court will issue its final opinion in the saga of State v. Stuart, Idaho’s first torture murder case.1 Such being the state of affairs, this prologue is written not for the benefit of my respected brethren, but as an aid for those judges in the federal system who will preside over Stuart’s endeavors at obtaining in those courts a more just treatment than that dealt to him in this system. My comments are offered for the purpose of enabling our federal counterparts to better wind their way through the many pages of transcript, record, and briefs. Added to…