I promised to keep you informed and we just learned that one of the multiple pieces of legislation that would expand Florida’s death penalty and return the state to its outlier status of being the most death-friendly state in the country was scheduled for a hearing this Monday, March 20, at 3:30 pm, in the…
As is common in the death penalty world, it has been an up and down week. First, the down: I am saddened that once again the Governor has chosen to set the execution for Louis Gaskin, a man with severe mental illness who was sentenced to death by an 8-4 vote jury vote. It is…
I am disheartened to share the news that Governor DeSantis once again, despite a non-unanimous jury sentence and significant evidence of mental illness, has just signed a death warrant for Louis Gaskin and set an execution date for April 12, 2023 at 6 p.m. Four members of Mr. Gaskin’s jury voted for a life sentence…
