Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Hall v. Florida, where Florida death row inmate Freddie Lee Hall argues that it is unconstitutional for the State of Florida to use a specific IQ score (i.e., 70) as the basis for allowing execution of anyone whose intellectual capacity measures above that number.
U.S. Supreme Court Deciding Major Death Penalty Case Regarding Intellectual Ability and Capital Punishment: the Case of Freddie L. Hall
Right now, the U.S. Supreme Court is in the process of reviewing a Florida death penalty case that will impact capital punishment cases all across the United States. The High Court has agreed to review the decision made by the Florida Supreme Court in the case of Freddie L. Hall, a man sentenced to die
Lenamon Win in Michael Woods Case: State Will No Longer Seek Death Penalty in Toni Centracco Murder Retrial
Terry Lenamon’s client, Michael Lamar Woods, will not be facing the possibility of being sentenced to death in the murder of Toni Centracco — prosecutors have filed the formal notification that in the new trial of Mr. Woods, the state will no longer seek the death penalty.
As you may recall from our earlier post
Florida Death Penalty Case Re Low IQ as Mitigating Factor in Death Penalty Case before USSCt: Will Florida Statute Be Found Unconstitutional?
Image: Florida Death Row Inmate Freddie Hall Goes to U.S. Supreme Court
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The United States Supreme Court will be considering an important Death Penalty case coming out of the State of Florida this term, as writ has been granted in Cause No. 12--10882, Hall v. Florida. (You can follow
Ocala Trial of Michael Woods for Murder of Toni Centracco Underway, Terry Lenamon Defending Woods in Death Penalty Case
Right now, Terry Lenamon is defending Michael Woods in a Marion County, Florida, courtroom, with the process of selecting a jury from a panel of 150 potential jurors beginning on Monday morning.
This is a death penalty case (Woods has been charged with first degree murder) where Terry is bringing his expertise and experience in
Terry Lenamon’s Client Indicted for Murder on Snitch Testimony; Now, Snitch Says He Lied
Terry’s busy with trial stuff right now, but took the time to send over a quick email about sharing the latest news story about what snitches do in the justice system (as in, throwing a big, fat wrench in the works).
Maybe you’ve already heard about the case.
If not, check out the Miami Herald
Florida Death Penalty Law Unconstitutional: Racial Discrimination in Seeking Death Penalty Argues Terence Lenamon in Michael Woods Case
Terence Lenamon is one busy trial lawyer; right now, he defending a man named Michael Woods who faces the death penalty in a trial that is set to begin on October 14, 2013 for the murder of Toni Centracco in a killing that prosecutors charge occurred during the commission of a burglary of a home
Florida Timely Justice Act Challenge: Reply Brief Filed
The Reply brief, responding to the briefing of the Attorney General for the State of Florida in her Response, was filed on July 29, 2013. Click on the image below to read the brief (or download the pdf):
From the Reply Brief (pp. 43-44) , this Conclusion:
There is an inexplicable disconnect between what the
Schizophrenia Doesn’t Stop Execution of Mentally Ill Florida Death Row Inmate John Errol Ferguson This Week
On Monday, the State of Florida executed John Errol Ferguson, a 35 year resident of Florida’s Death Row. It was a very controversial case and many believed that Mr. Ferguson should have been spared capital punishment because he suffered from severe mental illness. Ferguson was diagnosed as being schizophrenic – his schizophrenia isn’t disputed.
Florida Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality of Timely Justice Act After June 2013 Emergency All Writs Motion Filed
On June 26, 2013, a formal challenge to the new Timely Justice Act (read about this new law here) was filed before the Florida Supreme Court. The image above is the acknowledgment by the state High Court — and with it, an online notice that
Because of significant public and media interest in