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

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

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