Death Warrant for Tommy Gudinas On Friday afternoon, Governor DeSantis signed another death warrant—the seventh this year, surpassing his record of six in 2023. Thomas (“Tommy”) Gudinas is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, June 24 at 6 pm for the 1994 murder of Michelle McGrath. Tommy was just 20 years old when he was…
On Thursday. May 22, Governor DeSantis signed HB 903, a bill that recklessly expands Florida’s execution methods without providing clear guardrails, oversight, or transparency. It opens the door for the state to experiment with virtually any method not yet deemed unconstitutional—including beheading, electrocution, hanging, nitrogen hypoxia, firing squads, and other untested or future methods. Read…
Yesterday, Thursday May 22, Governor DeSantis signed HB 693: Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies into law. This legislation unnecessarily expands Florida’s death penalty by adding an aggravating factor for sentencing for capital felonies if a victim of the capital felony was gathered with one or more persons for a school activity, religious activity, or public…
