Prosecutors

Former District Attorney Sam Milsap Admits “I Made a Mistake” in Death Penalty Prosecution – 16 Years after Execution

By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy on November 17, 2009

People wonder why I am so adamently opposed to the death penalty, and then stories like this appear in the media and I, in turn, wonder how anyone can support capital punishment.

Sam Milsap’s Mea Culpa

Sam Milsap is a seasoned criminal lawyer with over 30 years experience, and for a long while he served…

Allegedly Improper Communications Between Judge and Broward County Prosecutor Gets Death Row Inmate Omar Louriero a New Trial

By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy on June 16, 2009

Posted in Death Penalty - Federal

Omar Loureiro will be tried a second time for the murder of a Lighthouse Point man who he had gone home with from a local bar: right now, he’s setting on Death Row for this crime.

In 2007, Loureiro was tried for first degree murder in the case, found guilty, and sentenced to death. Two…