As you may know, the focus of Terence Lenamon’s death penalty practice is upon the second trial in a death penalty case, the sentencing phase, where a man (or woman) has been convicted of a capital crime and now, the question is whether or not the state will succeed in their quest for capital punishment. (See
Women on Death Row Documentary Available Free Online
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, as of January 1, 2016, there were 55 women on death row. Fifteen women have been executed in the United States since 1976.
Right now, you can watch the documentary Women on Death Row for free if you have access to Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.
Death Row Stories – Redford CNN Documentary Online for Free
There are now two seasons of CNN’s documentary series Death Row Stories, where each episode focuses upon a single case and Death Row Inmate. It’s produced by Robert Redford and Susan Sarandon is the narrator.
CNN’s "Death Row Stories" Documentary Available Online
You can watch all twelve episodes for free online at
SCOTUS REFUSES TO STAY EXECUTIONS EVEN IF MENTAL ILLNESS UNDISPUTED
In case anyone is wondering whether or not capital punishment is alive and well with the Supreme Court of the United States, consider the following:
1. Clinton Lee Young
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to consider the case of Texas Death Row inmate Clinton Young, who was appealing a
Florida Death Row Inmate Wayne Doty Wants to Die By Electric Chair
We’ve discussed this in prior posts, but lots of people forget that there are legal and SCOTUS-approved methods of execution on the books in Florida, Texas, and other states other than lethal injection.
Old Sparky Stands Ready
In Florida, execution by electrocution using an electric chair nicknamed "Old Sparky" remains a constitutionally acceptable method of
13 Executions Remained Scheduled in 2015
Remaining Death Penalty Executions Scheduled for 2015
From the Death Penalty Information Center, here are the remaining executions that are scheduled in the United States for 2015:
October
14 TX Licho Escamilla
21 AR Bruce Earl Ward
21 AR Don William Davis
29 FL Jerry Correll
November
3 TX Julius
Book Recommendation: To Love and To Kill by M. William Phelps (Josh Fulgham Case)
Investigative journalist M William Phelps just released a book about the Josh Fulgham case — a capital case that Terence Lenamon tried as Fulgham’s criminal defense lawyer in the death penalty case. (We’ve been posting about Terry’s defense in the Fulgham case here.)
Result? Another victory for Terry over the state’s seeking of
Death Row in Florida and the USA: The New Stats
We’re getting information now about how the death penalty and capital punishment fared in 2014. The first quarterly report from the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund has been released.
image: Cell on Florida’s Death Row
U.S. Death Row Populations: Most in California, 43% White
From it, we now have statistical confirmation that there
PANETTI STAY WITHIN HOURS OF EXECUTION
The State of Texas was set to execute Scott Panetti today at six o’clock – but the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals just issued a stay of execution – here is the single page issued from the federal appellate court this morning:
Terry Lenamon deals with the issues of death penalty sentencing and
John Ruthell Henry Executed by the State of Florida
On June 19, 2014, the State of Florida executed John Ruthell Henry, rounding out a 24 hour period where three different executions took place in the United States — the first executions since that horrible event back in April, where Oklahoma’s lethal execution went terribly wrong.
The United States Supreme Court declined to act