Last fall, SCOTUS ruled that the Florida death penalty law was unconstitutional. Florida legislators immediately got to work revising the state’s capital punishment statute and a new death penalty law went into effect not too long ago.
Now, Florida Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch has turned things on their heads regarding this revised statute by ruling
Today, oral argument was presented before the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of Death Row Inmate Timothy Hurst.
Hurst v. Florida Oral Argument Today
This is same Timothy Hurst whose arguments before the United States Supreme Court resulted in the High Court ruling that Florida’s death penalty statute was unconstitutional.
Now, the Florida Supreme Court
Right now, Terence Lenamon is working at the appellate level, addressing an important Discovery Issue that has serious implications in capital cases throughout the State of Florida.
The issue:
Does the Sixth Amendment preclude compelled disclosure of test findings and reports from non-testifying expert witnesses?
It’s an "uphill battle," according to Terry. With his permission
Recently, Terence Lenamon received a request from a blogger interested in his take on capital punishment. With Terry’s permission, here’s what he wrote — something than anyone reading our blog or knowing Terry (or of him) might like to read.
Terence Lenamon’s View on the Death Penalty
From Death Penalty Lawyer Terence Lenamon:
"You cannot
There’s a new documentary dealing with the death penalty being offered by Amazon.com, and if you have a Prime Membership, then it’s free to watch. Note: It’s rated PG-13; lasts 49 minutes.
In 100 years, the electric chair has killed more than 4,000 prisoners, more than any other means of execution
More executions are taking place in the world today than they have in the past 25 years.
For details, check out this week’s TIME magazine story, reporting on findings released in a recent Amnesty International report.
China Is Number One in Death Penalty Executions
The country that is killing the most people via the
In case anyone is wondering whether or not capital punishment is alive and well with the Supreme Court of the United States, consider the following:
1. Clinton Lee Young
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to consider the case of Texas Death Row inmate Clinton Young, who was appealing a
Ohio tried to execute Romell Broom once already — if you’ll recall, that was a physical horror and a procedural fiasco.
For more, read our earlier posts on the Broom execution and its appeals through the Ohio state criminal justice system.
Now, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that allowing the State of Ohio
The New Florida Death Penalty Law
Now, Florida juries must have unanimous agreement that there is at least ONE "aggravating circumstance" before there can be a sentence of death.
And now, at least
Salon Magazine has a good piece on how a variety of Hollywood movie and television figures have spurred the release of incarcerated individuals from their prison cells. Read "“Curb Your Enthusiasm” saved a man from death row: 7 real criminal justice cases swayed by TV, film and pop culture," published March 11, 2015.