For Terry Lenamon, it happens almost every day: getting asked why he does what he does — defending people in criminal cases where they are facing the death penalty in some of the most horrific and troubling crimes imaginable.
Byron Burch Case: State Wanted Death Penalty
Take for example his recent trial over in Tampa
Right now, the Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to review (”granted writ”) the decision by the Florida Supreme Court in a case brought by a Florida Death Row inmate. (For details, check our recent post on this pending appeal.)
This decision by the nation’s High Court may well decide if the State
Up in Tallahassee, there’s a new bill that will be considered in the 2015 session of the Florida House: if it is passed into law, it will force the State of Florida to reveal the names of those people who act as executioners in Florida death penalty executions.
Right now, no one knows who these
The Discovery Channel has dramatized the Escoto case (see our earlier posts for Terence Lenamon’s defense of Michel Escoto and background on the case).
It’s called "I’ll Have What She’s Having."
(You may recall that Dateline also did an episode on this murder trial, entitled "Mystery in South Beach"
Terry Lenamon Joins Sister Helen Prejean and Others To Discuss Death Penalty
Mark your calendars for November 8, 2014, when Terence Lenamon will be joined by Sister Helen Prejean and Herman Lindsey (played by Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, respectively, in the movie, "Dead Man Walking"); along with Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein and Melisa
In the Michel Escoto trial in Miami, Terence Lenamon has changed hats from being "standby counsel" for the defense as Escoto represented himself, to official defense counsel for defendant Michel Escoto.
Terry Lenamon gave closing arguments for the defense in the case.
For details, check out the Miami Herald coverage like this article by
This week, Terence Lenamon remains in trial in the unique role of "stand by counsel" to defendant Michel Escoto, who represents himself in his murder trial this week.
The prosecution rested its case last week (read about that here).
Escoto now presents his defense case, with a DNA expert taking the stand for most of
Right now, Terence Lenamon and Melissa Ortiz of Lenamon Law are in trial in Miami, Florida — a murder trial that is expected to run for around two months in the courtroom of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez.
However, Terry Lenamon and his associate are acting as "stand by counsel" for the
Terry Lenamon is currently defending client Andrew Castor in a Fort Myers criminal courtroom, as jury selection began this week.
Image: Terry in trial (different case) earlier this year.