Surely prosecutors who seek the death penalty as part of their job must be proponents of capital punishment, right? Well, maybe not. Out of Arizona comes a memoir from an experienced prosecutor named Rick Unklesbay.
For over 35 years, Mr. Unklesbay has sat at the state’s table in the courtroom, prosecuting serious felonies and homicide
There was a lot of hoopla when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his executive order that stopped executions in the Golden State. For details, check out our earlier discussion, which includes a link to the full text of Governor Newsom’s order.
Thing is, as a recent article in the Sacramento Bee points out, things
Should current law apply when an appeals court reviews the evidence of mitigating factors and aggravating conditions in a death penalty case? What about if the case was tried years – even decades – before the appellate review takes place? Does the court look at current law, or go back to find the law in
For those who have access to the REELZ channel, there is a new docu-series hosted by Deborah Norville dealing with certain high-profile cases where the defendant was sentenced to die for his (or her) crimes and ultimately executed.
Saturday (June 29, 2019) will have all six episodes of the series’ first season, starting at 1:00
The site also expands not only the amount of information provided by the non-profit organization, but how that data is presented. From the DPIC release:
Among the most
This week’s death penalty trial of Markeith Loyd will include the following motion by Terence Lenamon to prevent the prosecution from introducing evidence in other alleged crimes involving Markeith Loyd. Read the full text of the filings here, as presented to the judge:
DEFENSE MOTION TO STRIKE
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About ten days ago, Terence Lenamon’s motion to have former Florida state attorney Aramis Ayala testify for the defense in the death penalty trial of Markeith Loyd was denied by Judge Leticia Marques. For details on Ayala’s stance on the death penalty and how that played in the Loyd proceedings, read our earlier discussion (which
Today, Terence Lenamon argued his motion that Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala be allowed to testify as part of the defense for Markeith Loyd. Back in 2017, Ms. Ayala declined to seek the death penalty as prosecutor in the Loyd case; as a result, Governor Rick Scott replaced her at the state’s trial table. (
Terence Lenamon will once again be teaching at the In Defense of the Damned Seminar presented by Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers’ College.
The seminar will be held at the TLC Ranch outside of Dubois, Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park over June 21-29. If you are interested in the possibility of attending this seminar, act fast.