Mike Thomas of the Orlando Sentinel wrote an editorial earlier this month that gives a good overview on where the State of Florida is (and was) in its methods of executing inmates on Death Row. In "The death penalty: A dead end in Florida," Thomas discusses the various methods that the state has used
August 2011
Public Executions – The Debate on Making Executions Available for Everyone to Watch
Posted in Death Penalty - States
Long ago, just like in the movies, executions were public. Watch a Western, and you’ll see the hangings in the public square. Watch a film about the French Revolution, and there are the masses watching executions on the guillotine.
Should there be Public Executions in America?
Today, there is talk of making modern-day executions public…
Florida Death Penalty Statute Found Unconstitutional – Terry Lenamon on What It Means and Full Text of Opinion, Evans v McNeil
Posted in Death Penalty - States
Last month, as the Casey Anthony trial was underway, a federal district court judge issued an opinion that has longreaching implications (and caused Anthony’s defense attorneys to immediately move, albeit unsuccessfully, for a mistrial): the federal judge ruled that Florida’s death penalty statute was in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Federal Judge Finds Florida…