Sidebar With an Expert Capital Litigator
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) published its decision in McWilliams v. Dunn, a capital case coming out of Alabama where Death Row Inmate James McWilliams argued and won that his sentencing was unconstitutional. He did not challenge his conviction.
Independent Mental Health Expert for Death Penalty Defendants in Capital …
Here’s a great resource for a quick overview of the death penalty in the United States, state by state, including clemency granted and denied and various issues with execution methods.
Compiled by CNN, you can read it here as their Death Penalty Fast Facts.
Among the details found there:
1. Since 1973, there have…
The thing about lethal injection is that it’s an execution method usually built around a combination of drugs. And those drugs might not be the same.
Indiana 3-Drug Combo Voided by Indiana Court
For example, in Indiana the drug combination protocol established by the Indiana Department of Corrections was: (1) methoexital; (2) pancuronium bromide; and…
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States opted not to review a case dealing with the Florida Supreme Court’s determination that there must be an unanimous jury for the death penalty.
Which means that it’s clear going forward that in Florida capital cases, the prosecution must convince all twelve jurors that capital punishment…