Players in a Death Penalty Case

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John Paul Stevens is retiring.  It’s understandable: the man is turning 90 years old, and has served his country well. 

As a revered member of the United States Supreme Court, Justice Stevens will be remembered in American History for many things, not the least of which is his 2008 concurring opinion in Baze v. Rees where…

Yesterday, within an hour of his scheduled execution, Hank Skinner request to the United States Supreme Court was granted, and the High Court stayed his execution by the State of Texas via lethal injection.  We posted on Mr. Skinner’s case earlier this week:  he continues to proclaim his innocence – has never veered from this –…

Johnny Depp is getting lots of media play due to his upcoming debut as the beloved Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s version of "Alice in Wonderland" next month. 

However, Johnny Depp won’t be talking movies this Saturday when he appears on CBS-TV’s "48 Hours. "  Instead, he’ll be adding the power of his fame…

Right before Halloween, we posted about the new Death Penalty Information Center revelation that focusing solely on a state’s budget bottom line, capital punishment should be outlawed because it just costs too much — and how Billy Joe Johnson’s request to be sentenced to death in California only added fuel to that fire.  (Billy Joe…

Troy Davis is a name you probably recognize because of the international movement to free him as an innocent man, wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death by the State of Georgia. We’ve posted about Troy Davis here, and support the efforts to free him.

Who is Tom Dunn?

The name Tom Dunn probably isn’t…

Today, Emory University posted an article detailing the talk that Juan Melendez gave to Emory’s new Criminal Law Society.  (Amnesty International sponsored the event.)  It is simply a must-read for those interested in the current criminal justice system in the State of Florida, especially those dealing with the imposition of the death penalty in our…

Romell Broom was sentenced to die for the rape and murder of Tryna Middleton by the State of Ohio and last Tuesday, Mr. Broom was strapped to a gurney and his execution by lethal injection began. 

The 2+ Hour Failed Execution

Except they couldn’t find a vein in which to insert the needle.  They tried…

Cameron Todd Willingham’s story is sad and tragic and true, and it’s a great thing that there is more and more media coverage of how this innocent man was executed by the State of Texas.   

Hopefully, the travesty of justice in the Cameron Todd Willingham case will remind us all that there are real people…