The Nation describes itself as “progressive” while the National Review claims to “define the modern conservative movement” in this country. In the past few weeks, both have published articles discussing executions and how the death penalty is being carried out in this country.
The two publications do not discuss the same
This week, Terence Lenamon was scheduled to begin a two-to-three week trial in the capital defense case of Paul Hildwin, having been appointed to handle the penalty phase of the retrial back in 2017.
However, things changed early this morning when Paul Hildwin was set free after spending 28 years on Florida’s Death Row.
Today,
On March 2, 2020, Terence Lenamon filed a Rule 3.216 Notice of Intent to Rely on Insanity in the Markeith Loyd death penalty case. A pdf of this filing is shared in Terry’s Online Library as a public service.
From the Notice:
“Defendant, Markeith Loyd, by and through the undersigned
Terence Lenamon continued his capital defense of Markeith Loyd this week with motions dealing with the circumstances surrounding when shots were fired, and by who, in the WalMart encounter between defendant Markeith Loyd and police officer Debra Clayton, a lieutenant with the Orlando Police Department. Markeith Loyd is being tried for the killing of Officer
Capital punishment is available under federal law as well as various state statutes. For more, read:
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In 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455, 567 U.S. 460, 183 L. Ed. 2d 407 (2012). It is a landmark case dealing with juvenile offenders in the criminal justice system.
Under
Yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court reversed its opinion in Hurst v. State ruling that Florida does not require a jury to be unanimous when someone is being sentenced to death. You can read the per curiam opinion in the case of State of Florida v. Poole by clicking on the image shown below:
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has released its annual summary of how the death penalty fared in this country during the preceding year. The full report is available online here.
Hallmarks from 2019 include the following: