Image: Florida Death Row Inmate Freddie Hall Goes to U.S. Supreme Court
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The United States Supreme Court will be considering an important Death Penalty case coming out of the State of Florida this term, as writ has been granted in Cause No. 12--10882, Hall v. Florida. (You can follow
Right now, Terry Lenamon is defending Michael Woods in a Marion County, Florida, courtroom, with the process of selecting a jury from a panel of 150 potential jurors beginning on Monday morning.
This is a death penalty case (Woods has been charged with first degree murder) where Terry is bringing his expertise and experience in
Terry’s busy with trial stuff right now, but took the time to send over a quick email about sharing the latest news story about what snitches do in the justice system (as in, throwing a big, fat wrench in the works).
Maybe you’ve already heard about the case.
If not, check out the Miami Herald
Terence Lenamon is one busy trial lawyer; right now, he defending a man named Michael Woods who faces the death penalty in a trial that is set to begin on October 14, 2013 for the murder of Toni Centracco in a killing that prosecutors charge occurred during the commission of a burglary of a home
The Reply brief, responding to the briefing of the Attorney General for the State of Florida in her Response, was filed on July 29, 2013. Click on the image below to read the brief (or download the pdf):
From the Reply Brief (pp. 43-44) , this Conclusion:
There is an inexplicable disconnect between what the
On Monday, the State of Florida executed John Errol Ferguson, a 35 year resident of Florida’s Death Row. It was a very controversial case and many believed that Mr. Ferguson should have been spared capital punishment because he suffered from severe mental illness. Ferguson was diagnosed as being schizophrenic – his schizophrenia isn’t disputed.
On June 26, 2013, a formal challenge to the new Timely Justice Act (read about this new law here) was filed before the Florida Supreme Court. The image above is the acknowledgment by the state High Court — and with it, an online notice that
Because of significant public and media interest in
Liz Green is the brainchild behind a new BBC Radio documentary dealing with capital punishment, it’s entitled "Death Row, A Journey From West Yorkshire to The Execution Chambers Of America."
It’s worth your time: of note, this documentary is a finalist in the New York International Radio Festival Awards.
Conceived, written, produced and presented
The Senate has passed the Timely Justice Bill and now all that it needs to become Florida law is the approval of Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Today, there is an excellent piece in the Sun Sentinel on what this means to justice in the Sunshine State: it’s written by Gary Stein and it’s worth your
For details on these bills, check out our post from last month.
Out of the three the proposed "Timely Justice Act" seems to be moving forward with some strength, as Senate Bill 1750 has been scheduled on the Appropriations’ Committee agenda tomorrow morning (04/18/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building, Tallahassee, Florida in case you’re