This week, Terence Lenamon returns to teach at the annual “In Defense of the Damned” seminar presented by Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College.
Terry Lenamon Teaching This Week at Thunderhead Ranch
Those attending are promised “an opportunity to step back, take a break from your busy life, and reconnect with the land
Charles Rhines sits on the South Dakota Death Row waiting to hear if his Petition for Writ will be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court this week (conference of June 14, 2018).
Mr. Rhines seeks review of his capital trial proceedings, arguing that there was an improper refusal to consider evidence demonstrating that his sexual
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling on the request from Texas Death Row Inmate Carlos Trevino, who asked SCOTUS to review what happened in his criminal trial’s sentencing (penalty) phase and the introduction of mitigating evidence against the death penalty.
SCOTUS declined the request, and will not hear the
Real People and Real Families: The Reality of Death Row
Recently, the Marshall Project published an article written by Death Row inmate Timothy White entitled, "Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row." Mr. White resides on the North Carolina Death Row, located in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Central Prison.
It’s a good
Right now, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagoutzis sits in the Galveston County Jail after confessing to being the active shooter responsible for last week’s high school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
In Florida, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz sets in jail in Broward County, Florida, facing 17 counts of murder for the high school shooting on Valentine’s Day at Marjory
It must be understood at the
Do We Remember There is a Federal Death Penalty Statute?
There is such a focus these days on the various states in discussions on capital punishment, that many may not realize that there is an active federal death penalty process, and that the Department of Justice’s Office of the Attorney General can seek death in
Of course,Monster is the movie depicting the life of Aileen Carol Wuornos, who was executed by the State of Florida in 2002 for killing six men. Maybe you’ve seen it.
Monster Was the Fictional Account of Florida Serial Killer Executed in 2002
Aileen Wuornos, one of the most notorious serial killers in
Amnesty International has released its annual report on the status of capital punishment around the world. Entitled "Amnesty International Global Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2017," you can read it online in its pdf format.
2017 Report: Numbers Have to Be Higher than Reported
The 48-page report covers "the judicial use of the death