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    On October 26, 2021, oral argument will be heard in Bryant's appeal before the Fourth Circuit sitting en banc.

    https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/cal/int...t262021ric.pdf

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    Today on en banc rehearing, the Fourth Circuit vacated their panel’s previous order and affirmed the judgment of the district court denying his habeas petition.

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal...021-11-15.html
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    The Federal District Court had granted Bryant's habeas petition.

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    James Bryant is back on South Carolina Death Row, as shown in the SCDOC roster updated on 12/08/2021.

    http://www.doc.sc.gov/news/death-row-report.pdf

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    Petition for writ of certiorari filed by the State of South Carolina on January 21, 2022.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/21-1044.html

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    State of South Carolina distributed for conference May 12, 2022.

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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court DENIED the State of South Carolina's petition for certiorari.

    Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    Case Numbers: (20-4)
    Decision Date: November 15, 2021

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/...22zor_hgcj.pdf

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    Thank you for updating this Mastro, you are right he is on DR.
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    Man avoids death penalty for killing Horry police officer 23 years ago. Here’s what we know

    By Terri Richardson
    Myrtle Beach Sun News

    A Longs man who received a death sentence after his conviction for killing an Horry County police officer more than 23 years ago will now serve life in prison.

    The Horry County Solicitor’s Office last month informed the state court that it would not retry James Nathaniel Bryant for the death penalty, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

    The decision comes after a lengthy appeals process of the death penalty by Bryant and his attorneys.

    A message left with Bryant’s attorney was not immediately returned.

    Bryant was convicted twice for murder in the death of Cpl. Dennis Lyden in June 2000 and sentenced to death. However, in 2019, a federal judge vacated the death sentence after concerns that an Horry County juror had a hearing disability and did not understand all the testimony.

    The decision to vacate the sentence would allow for a third trial that would only determine Bryant’s sentence and not his guilt.

    Richardson said he came to the decision after meeting with Lyden’s widow, family and police and to spare them having to go through another death penalty trial 20 years later. Lyden’s family said, “I can’t do this again,” Richardson said.

    There was no formal hearing, Richardson said. All involved met with the judge, who heard the decision and after sent Bryant back to prison to serve his life sentence. Bryant had been serving time on death row during the appeal process.

    In 2020, prosecutors appealed the decision to vacate the death penalty sentence to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which considered whether Bryant should be executed for killing the officer. In November 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court was divided on its decision, which affirmed the 2019 judge’s decision to vacate the death sentence.

    Prosecutors appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which denied to hear the case.

    Lyden pulled Bryant over on S.C. 544 during a traffic stop. During the arrest, Bryant overpowered the officer, took his flashlight and savagely beat him, according to court records. Bryant then used Lyden’s gun to shoot and kill him.

    The jury convicted Bryant during the guilt phase and then sentenced him to death in 2001. On appeal, the state Supreme Court overturned that conviction saying the trial was unfair because county police working for the solicitor’s office worked on investigations of possible jurors.

    In 2004, a second jury again found Bryant guilty and sentenced him to death.

    https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/ne...282821983.html
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