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Kemna","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.807829Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.828452Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Remon Lee claims new witnesses prove his innocence. The state says he failed to follow court rules.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-10-29T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-6933.html","primary_docket":"00-6933","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T22:47:10.722674Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Remon Lee serves life without parole for first-degree murder. He claims witnesses can prove his innocence. The state says he did not follow court rules. The Court must decide if his claim fails."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on October 29, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 39-43"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Lee wants the Court to accept his new witness claims.","The state wants the Court to reject his late claims."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Lee argues the witnesses prove his innocence.","The state argues Lee failed to follow court rules."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if Lee followed Rule 24.","Justice Kennedy asked why Lee provided no better showing."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 39-43"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case defines how inmates prove innocence after trial. It sets the standard for late evidence claims. It affects how courts handle new witness testimony."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 57, lines 39-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 57, lines 39-43"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-6933-lee-v-kemna","term":"2001","title":"Can a death row inmate prove innocence after trial?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 15-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 15-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 27-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 27-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 27-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-6933.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 27-39"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}