National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Amicus Curiae
Jonathan Hacker, Counsel of RecordFounded in 1958, NACDL is a 10,000-member bar association that represents public and private criminal defense lawyers at the national level. Jonathan Hacker is a partner with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, specializing in appellate law. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1995. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 21, 2006.Throughout Respondent’s State court trial, the deceased’s family wore buttons depicting the deceased’s image in clear view of the jury. The State appellate court acknowledged…
