Gary Gilmore was the first person in the United States to be executed since SCOTUS issued its decision in Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153, 96 S. Ct. 2909, 49 L. Ed. 2d 859 (1976), which reinstated the death penalty
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The death penalty trial of Markeith Loyd for the death of Orlando Police Officer Debra Clayton has been reset by the Honorable Leticia Marques to October 8, 2021, when jury selection will begin in the case of State of Florida
Recommended Read: A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays.
Pennsylvania-based death penalty defense lawyer Marc Bookman currently serves as the Executive Director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation, a nonprofit organization providing capital case defense for those facing a possible death penalty sentence and state execution. Before
Death Penalty Issues: Legislation versus Court Case Precedent
Death Penalty Law springs out of two wells in two forums: the judiciary and the legislature, at both the state and federal levels.
Consider the continuing interplay on the proper implementation of the Florida Death Penalty between SCOTUS and the
State of Virginia Abolishes Death Penalty: Race Is the Reason
Six Major Issues Concerning the Death Penalty
Several different issues must be considered insofar as capital punishment in our country. The Death Penalty today is a multi-faced concern where considerations must be given to the following:
1. The Cost of Capital Punishment
For those focused upon finances
National Geographic on the Death Penalty: Recommended Read
The March 2021 issue of National Geographic may have Mars on the cover, but its article on the death penalty is what drew us to the magazine this month. Entitled “Sentenced to death, but innocent: These are stories of
Pentobarbital in Executions: Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
This month, the question is raised once again about what the condemned actually experience when undergoing lethal injection, and whether or not this constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. It appears that the executioners’ perspective on what is taking place and
Commutation vs. Resentencing Hearings in Death Penalty Cases
As President Biden takes office, activists against the federal death penalty are hopeful that he will commute the death sentences of those who sit on the Federal Death Row. See, e.g., “Dems Squad members try to save the worst