Role of Defense Attorney in Death Penalty Case

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US Supreme Court Recognizes Florida Combat Veteran’s Post Traumatic Stress as Mitigating Factor Barring Death Penalty in Porter v. McCollum

By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy on December 2, 2009

Perhaps discussion of the November 30, 2009, opinion by the United States Supreme Court in Porter v. McCollum (08-10537) is best begun by reading the first paragraph of the opinion itself:

Petititioner George Porter is a veteran who was both wounded and decorated for his active participation in two major engagements during the Korean

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Death Row Inmate Troy Davis’ Defense Attorney Tom Dunn Gives Up Law, Starts Teaching Career

By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy on October 21, 2009

Posted in Players in a Death Penalty Case

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…

In Depth Look at the Law: Indigent Defense Crisis Part Two, How We Got Here — the Legislature’s Attempts to Cut the Budget With Criminal Defense Dollars Created this Catastrophe

By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy on June 12, 2009

Posted in Players in a Death Penalty Case

There are, of course, the realities of today’s economy that we must consider here. Recently, there was a news release that one out of every six dollars that Americans receive comes from a government source. Governments must be extremely careful with their dollars, given the current economic situation.

By revamping the indigent defense statutory…