CAUTION: FL Amendment 6 limits Death Penalty appeals to 5 years. If you vote “YES” on Amendment 6 you are also voting to limit death penalty appeals to 5 years. The ballot language for “Rights of Crime Victims; Judges” does not mention the Death Penalty and says nothing about what lies hidden deep in the full text of Amendment 6. Read…
FL Death Row Exoneree Wilbert Lee has died
Wilbert Lee, who spent almost 10 years on Florida’s Death Row before being released and pardoned in 1975, has died. Wilbert Lee is Florida and the nation’s third exonerated death row survivor of the modern era. Dave Keaton of Florida was the first. Dave passed away two years ago. There are now 27 people exonerated off Florida’s Death Row,…
FL Execution of Jose Jimenez STAYED!!!
The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously issued a Stay of Execution for Jose Jimenez who was scheduled to be executed August 14. Legal briefs are due by August 28 and if oral arguments are needed, they will be scheduled for a later date. Although this is good news for now, these are very perilous times with some highly competitive Florida election campaigns in…