I’ve worked for FADP for five years, but, until this month, I had never actually been present outside the prison during an execution vigil. I’m based in New York, where I have worked for FADP remotely. But now that law school is in my rearview mirror, I was able to be there during Tuesday’s execution…
Statement on the Execution of Andrew Lukehart
STARKE, Fla. — Tonight, We, the People of the State of Florida, executed Andrew Lukehart. His murder of five-month-old Gabrielle Hanshaw was horrific, and it remains an open wound for her family and loved ones. Indeed, the loss of a child is always tragic. We mourn for Gabrielle, and we lament the circumstances that led…
NEW WARRANT: Dusty Ray Spencer
Today, the day after Memorial Day, Gov. DeSantis signed a death warrant for U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dusty Ray Spencer. Dusty was sentenced to death for the 1992 murder of his wife, Karen Spencer, by a 7-5 jury vote. If Dusty’s crime were to have occurred today, he wouldn’t have received the death penalty. We…