Legal Issues - Death Penalty

We’ve discussed the importance of scientific study and analysis of brain disorders and brain damage in death penalty defense many times before. 

In fact, you may know Terence Lenamon as one of the pioneers in using QEEG as part of a death penalty defense.  For more on Terry’s experience with QEEG in the courtroom, check

Right before Christmas (on December 22nd), the Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions that answer the question of vacating the death sentences of Florida Death Row inmates after the SCOTUS ruling that their capital punishment had been decided unconstitutionally (Hurst).

Asay v State and Mosley v State

The two cases are Asay v State of Florida

This week, the United States Supreme Court refused to take a case.  The High Court’s refusal to hear arguments and grade the papers of a lower Arizona court decision means that decision stands.  It’s good law.  It’s final.

Sometimes, SCOTUS’s power lies it is decision not to exercise that power. 

The Arizona Case Where Writ