Should current law apply when an appeals court reviews the evidence of mitigating factors and aggravating conditions in a death penalty case? What about if the case was tried years – even decades – before the appellate review takes place? Does the court look at current law, or go back to find the law in
Loyd Hearing: Defense Seeks to Stop State of Florida’s Use Evidence of Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts (Full Text)
This week’s death penalty trial of Markeith Loyd will include the following motion by Terence Lenamon to prevent the prosecution from introducing evidence in other alleged crimes involving Markeith Loyd. Read the full text of the filings here, as presented to the judge:
DEFENSE MOTION TO STRIKE
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Motion to Have State Attorney Aramis Ayala Testify in Markeith Loyd Death Penalty Trial Regarding Mitigating Circumstances
Today, Terence Lenamon argued his motion that Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala be allowed to testify as part of the defense for Markeith Loyd. Back in 2017, Ms. Ayala declined to seek the death penalty as prosecutor in the Loyd case; as a result, Governor Rick Scott replaced her at the state’s trial table. (
Markeith Loyd Death Penalty Trial: Motion to Put Things On Hold Because JAC Has No More Money
As reported in the Tallahassee Democrat in its article “Funding for court-appointed counsel dries up; JAC can’t pay bills,” written by Jeffrey Schweers and published on April 11, 2019, Florida’s Justice Administrative Commission has run out of money.
Accordingly, Terence Lenamon has filed a motion to continue the current death penalty trial of
Death Penalty in 2018: The New Amnesty International Global Report’s Findings
Across the world, death sentences and executions are happening for all sorts of reasons, and in many countries the legal protections advanced by Terence Lenamon and other criminal defense lawyers like him are not provided to the accused or to the convicted.
2018: More Executions in the United States
This month, Amnesty International released its
Hurst: Terence Lenamon Defending Michael Jackson in Jacksonville Beginning June 10, 2019
Terence Lenamon’s upcoming capital case docket involves the death penalty defense of Michael James Jackson. Jackson is currently a resident of Florida’s Death Row.
Continuing Impact of Hurst on Florida Death Penalty
This case is one of the many Florida death penalty cases that have gone under review in the aftermath of Hurst v. Florida.
Executive Order Imposing Moratorium on California’s Death Penalty: the Power of a State Governor
California Governor Gavin Newsom Blocks Capital Punishment Throughout the State, Ending Death Penalty in a Single Order
In Florida, Texas, and most other states where prosecutors are given the option of seeking the death penalty (as are federal prosecutors under federal law), the focus is upon the individual case. Will the state ask for death?
Petition for Writ of Prohibition in Markeith Loyd v State of Florida
What is a Petition for Writ of Prohibition? Death Penalty Defense and Petitions for Writs
In Florida, several requests can be filed with the appellate court while a death penalty trial is ongoing. Parties can seek appellate review and issuance of appellate exercises of power that include writs of mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto, certiorari,
Florida in the 2018 Year End Report of the Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center has released its annual Year End analysis of the state of capital punishment in this country. Go here to read the entire report, “The Death Penalty in 2018: Year End Report.”
Washington Death Penalty Statute Violates Article I Section 14 of Washington State Constitution
The Washington Supreme Court has found the death penalty to be unconstitutional because it violates the state constitution, specifically Article 1, Section 14, which states, “[e]xcessive bail shall not be required, excessive fines imposed, nor cruel punishment inflicted.”
State v. Gregory
From the opinion in State v. Gregory, No. 88086-7 (Wash. Oct. 11,