Contact:

Aaron Hoskins
SDSU Marketing & Communications
T. 619-594-1119
E. ahoskins@mail.sdsu.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. Supreme Court
SDSU Expert on Death Penalty for the Mentally Ill

SAN DIEGO, Tuesday, February 12, 2002 – San Diego State University offers the following legal expert to discuss the United States Supreme Court hearing on capital punishment for the mentally retarded.

Prof. John Cleary, Criminal Justice – Cleary is an expert on constitutional law and he has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on six criminal cases. He started teaching graduate-level classes at SDSU in 1990. He is a partner of the San Diego law firm Cleary & Sevilla. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Layola University. While in the U.S. Army, he served as the judge advocate officer for the 101st Airborne Division and as the first judge advocate for the Green Berets. To schedule an interview, contact Prof. Cleary directly at (619) 232-2222 or by E-mail at jcleary@mail.sdsu.edu, or contact SDSU Marketing & Communications at the above numbers.

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