I am always mindful that the phrase “Happy Father’s Day” is often a loaded one. I know that plenty of us have been blessed to have loving and supportive fathers, and that an equal amount of us have had vastly different experiences. So today on this Father’s Day, I hold in my heart all of…
As you all know, last year, the Florida Legislature passed two laws that significantly expanded the death penalty. One of these laws removed the requirement for a unanimous jury decision in death penalty cases. As a result, Florida now has the lowest threshold for sentencing someone to death, with an 8-4 jury vote. This makes…
It has been a while since l’ve written to you, and I’d like to share the reason. As many of you know, in addition to being FADP’s Executive Director, I’m an Assistant Public Defender. Last night, I concluded a two-and-a-half-week murder trial, where my colleagues and I had fought to convince the jury that our…
