Of particular importance to death penalty defense attorneys are the capital punishment issues pending before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). As we enter the new year, the capital defense bar watches and waits for SCOTUS to decide on four different matters, arising out of Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, and Virginia.
There was a lot of hoopla when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his executive order that stopped executions in the Golden State. For details, check out our earlier discussion, which includes a link to the full text of Governor Newsom’s order.
Thing is, as a recent article in the Sacramento Bee points out, things
Terence Lenamon will once again be teaching at the In Defense of the Damned Seminar presented by Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers’ College.
The seminar will be held at the TLC Ranch outside of Dubois, Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park over June 21-29. If you are interested in the possibility of attending this seminar, act fast.
For over 40 years, Florida’s Justice Administrative Commission (“JAC”) has provided administrative support to the state judicial branch. Among its managerial tasks is overseeing the payment of court-appointed lawyers who represent defendants unable to afford counsel (indigent defendants). In 2004, JAC was first given
Every so often, we recommend a good read – usually a single book or novel that deals with capital punishment in some way.
Today, we’re recommending a series of books by a single author: John Grisham.
For his personal take on the death penalty, check out Mr. Grisham’s op-ed
Terence Lenamon is in trial today defending Markeith Loyd in what appears to be a day-long proceeding involving dozens of motions. Watch it live at Wild About Trials (or view it in the archive).
In two of Terry Lenamon’s capital cases, he has filed motions for continuance of the trial dates because of funding issues.
The Pope has announced a major change in the position of the Catholic Church to the death penalty. The Catholic Catechism has been formally amended. From
The latest Death Penalty Information Center Year End Report has been published and you can access it here.
Summary of the 2017 DPIC Year End Report:
