We’ve covered the case of the West Memphis Three here on the blog in a series of posts going back over the years and in the past month, we’ve had several posts urging people to see the documentary based upon this Death Row case out of Arkansas, "West of Memphis." No need to go
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More on New Movie “West of Memphis” – Please See This Film Says Terry Lenamon
Terry Lenamon went to see the early screening of the new documentary West of Memphis in New York City (see our earlier post) and he’ll be sharing his experiences here in a later post … meanwhile, Terry’s very excited about spreading the word about this film and generating public awareness about this case.
It’s opening
Special Screening of New Film: WEST OF MEMPHIS – Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
The West Memphis Three were freed a little over a year ago after lots of support and efforts to make the public aware of what was happening to these three men. Major public figures from Johnny Depp to Oliver Stone to Ozzy Osborne all worked to bring justice in this case (details and background here)
Florida Statute 27.5304 Held Unconstitutional Today: Terence Lenamon Victorious on Motion
Terence Lenamon filed the following motion, his co-counsel David Markus argued the motion, and now Florida Circuit Court Judge Victoria Sigler has granted their motion regarding the unconstitutionality of Florida Statute 27.5304 – striking the law as unconstitutional.
Here is the Order (read the Motion with its briefing online in the Terence Lenamon Online
Florida Execution of John Ferguson Stayed: ABA President Issues Statement Hours Before Stay is Granted – Did ABA Help Stop the Execution?
The Eleventh Circuit has stayed the execution of Florida Death Row inmate John Ferguson, a paranoid schizophrenic, a day after it vacated its previous stay and sent Ferguson’s attorneys rushing to the U.S. Supreme Court for emergency action.
Read the Order that stopped the October 23, 2012, execution here.
These are temporary holds while more
Will Florida Execute John Ferguson, Paranoid Schizophrenic, Today?
As I type this, the latest news on Florida Death Row Inmate John Ferguson is that he has ordered, and may be eating right now, a last meal of a chicken sandwich and sweet tea.
Or maybe that’s already happened, and he’s being prepared for execution.
Terence Lenamon’s Online Library on Squibd.com
Every so often, Terry wants to share documents here on the blog that are long – too long in fact, for this platform to accommodate. We’ve found a solution to that problem by creating a new place on the web for Terry’s documents over at Squibd.com.
It’s a collection entitled the Terence Lenamon Online Library.
U.S. Execution Schedule: Ohio Has Nine Men Scheduled to Die, More Than Any Other State
Hat tip to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty for keeping an online execution schedule, which we’ve reviewed and noticed that Ohio is beating even Texas in capital punishment in the upcoming months — Ohio has 9 executions set; Texas has 8; Pennsylvania, Florida, and South Dakota each have one execution on their
Death Penalty Across the USA – What’s Happening
Capital punishment is making lots of news these days, as sending defendants to their death as punishment for their crimes seems to be a hot topic across the country. Consider the following:
1. California will vote on whether or not to abolish the death penalty in November 2012 as Proposition 34 is on the ballot.