FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 23, 2016 CONTACT: Mark Elliott, FADP Director, (727) 215-9646, [email protected] TAMPA, FL- Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that nearly 200 death sentences for those now on death row are unconstitutional and that they are entitled to resentencing. This ruling affects those sentenced to death after the Ring v Arizona…
200 FL Death Sentences Ruled Unconstitutional by Florida Supreme Court. Mark Asay Stay Lifted
The Florida Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for Mark Asay whose execution could be rescheduled at any time now. The Court also ruled that more than 200 death sentences for those now on death row are unconstitutional and they are entitled to be resentenced. This ruling affects those sentenced to death after…
Justice Breyer Again Presses Case Against Death Penalty
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the appeal of Henry Sireci who has spent more than 40 years on Florida’s Death Row. In his dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote, “…the time has come for this Court to reconsider the constitutionality of the death penalty.” He touched on a litany of the failures of the death penalty.…
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