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…
It’s been a while since I’ve written to you, and I have to be honest about the reasons for my silence. We had 6 executions last year. We have not had an execution in Florida since October 3, 2023. We have no idea why, and no way of knowing why. And so I’ve been afraid to…
