Terry just got back from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College — he’s a huge proponent of the TLC, having graduated from it back in 2011.
Today, Terry wanted to share this video with you from the Gerry Spence Birthday Tribute:
The Wrong Carlos: Great Read – and Shows How Important Terry Lenamon’s Work Is For Justice
Have you heard about how Texas executed the wrong man (no, not Cameron Todd Willingham)?
Here’s a good read for all those interested in the American system of death penalty / capital punishment. It tells the story of Carlos DeLuna, wrongfully executed for murdering a woman named Wanda Lopez.
It was only after an investigatory
High School and College Level Educational Materials on the Death Penalty
Did you know that the Death Penalty Information Center has compiled curricula on the death penalty for both the high school and college level?
From the DPIC website:
Our award-winning high school curriculum, Educational Curriculum on the Death Penalty, includes 10-day lesson plans, interactive maps and exercises, and a presentation of pros and
Inspector General’s Report of FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases
Last month, the Department of Justice released a report from the Inspector General’s Office about the work of the FBI in death penalty cases. It’s shocking.
READ THE REPORT ONLINE HERE, "An Assessment of the 1996 Department of Justice Task Force Review of the FBI Laboratory."
Specifically, the Inspector General compiled
Jodi Arias Will Defend Herself in Penalty Phase of Death Penalty Trial
Today, Jodi Arias was granted her request to represent herself in the second part of her Arizona death penalty trial. The second phase of the trial is called the "penalty phase" and it’s here that factors are considered in deciding whether or not she should be sentenced to death for the 2008 crime of killing