The U.S. Supreme Court is back at work, and today it will begin deciding whether or not it will hear the case of Holmes v. Louisiana. What’s at stake is whether or not Brandy Holmes, who is only 23 years old and suffers mental retardation as a result of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, should die
September 2009
In Depth Look at the Law: China’s Death Penalty -2: Truly Inhumane Killings Are Happening in China Under the Guise of Capital Punishment
This is second part of our new Friday Legal Memo Series – In Depth Look at the Law, where we’re focusing on an international horror that is not getting enough attention. In China, people are being executed inside mobile death vans, vehicles that drive from village to village. First, the victim is killed inside the…
A Must Read: Exonerated Florida Death Row Inmate Juan Melendez Gives First Hand Account of His Summary Arrest, 5 Day Trial, and 18 Years on Death Row Before Being Released as an Innocent Man
Today, Emory University posted an article detailing the talk that Juan Melendez gave to Emory’s new Criminal Law Society. (Amnesty International sponsored the event.) It is simply a must-read for those interested in the current criminal justice system in the State of Florida, especially those dealing with the imposition of the death penalty in our…
Great Book to Read Especially If It’s For Free, Online – The Death Penalty: A WorldWide Perspective
Roger Hood’s The Death Penalty: a WorldWide Perspective is a great book. This is true, even if it may be in need of a revised edition, given that this version was published in 2003.
And, if you sign up for a free trial at Questia.com, you can read his book for free … this is…
It Can Happen Overnight: Japan Suspends the Death Penalty
Remembering back to a couple of months ago, we posted about three executions taking place in Japan, in just one week.
Well, here’s how fast things can change: Japan has effectively nixed capital punishment today. How? By the appointment of Keiko Chiba as the country’s new Justice Minister. A lifelong opponent of the death penalty,…
Read Gamso on Botched Executions ….
Given that today’s news has a federal judge ordering the deposition of Romell (thx Jeff!) Broom to testify regarding the botched execution last week (for details, check our post here) … a great read on all this mess can be found on Gamso – For the Defense, in an article entitled “…
In Depth Look at the Law: China’s Death Penalty – 1: The Death Vans and Black Market Organ Trade
The death van silently rolls into town collecting and executing condemned inmates. Falun Gong practitioners suddenly disappear or die unexplained deaths.
Both actions derive from the Chinese government’s corruption and greed.
Substantial evidence demonstrates that China is grossly profiting from the black-market organ trade by using condemned prisoners and Falun Gong captives to supply much…
Author of Series on China’s Death Penalty: Sin-Ting Mary Liu
The next entry in our Friday series — Friday’s Legal Memo, an In-depth Look at the Law — educates us on how capital punishment is administered in China.
Its author is our invaluable legal intern, Sin-Ting Mary Liu, and her qualifications for providing us with this trusted work are:
EDUCATION & TRAINING
JURIS DOCTOR CANDIDATE, Nova Southeastern University, Expected Graduation 2010
GPA – 3.72
Class Rank – 5 (Top 2%)
Honors
• Dean’s List
• Fall 2007 Highest Grade Award -Legal research and writing
• Spring 2008 Highest Grade Award -Legal research and writing
• ILSA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW, Staff Member – editing, source pulling, and Bluebooking multiple journal articles
• Nova Southeastern University – Shepard Broad Law Center Merit Scholarship Award
Activities
• Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) – Member
• American Bar Association (ABA) – Student Member
• Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) – Member
Special Areas of Legal Interest
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Biotechnology
• Family Law
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ADVERTISING, University of Florida, 1994
• Minor in East Asian Languages and Literature
DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING COURSE, 1997 – 1998
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Ohio Set for Second Execution Attempt of Romell Broom Unless His Lawyers Work Fast
Romell Broom was sentenced to die for the rape and murder of Tryna Middleton by the State of Ohio and last Tuesday, Mr. Broom was strapped to a gurney and his execution by lethal injection began.
The 2+ Hour Failed Execution
Except they couldn’t find a vein in which to insert the needle. They tried…
Inside the Death Chamber – Tours by Death Row Wardens
North Carolina
The video below is a ten minute documentary by Scott Langley, where a North Carolina Warden gives a detailed tour of Death Row, and tells what happens during an execution — from last phone calls, to the execution itself and its aftermath.
Texas
The Associated Press has placed an interview online — they’re…