/tags/death-row death row en-US WLRN Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:39:36 GMT /law-justice/2023-09-12/florida-marsys-law-death-row-ashley-moody Nearly five years after voters passed a constitutional amendment about victims’ rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court to use the measure to make it harder for death row inmates to get stays of execution. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:39:36 GMT /law-justice/2023-09-12/florida-marsys-law-death-row-ashley-moody Jim Saunders/News Service of Florida, Dara Kam/News Service of Florida /law-justice/2023-04-13/louis-gaskin-is-executed-for-1989-murders Louis Gaskin became the 101st person executed in Florida since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976. He had been sentenced to death for the murder of a north Florida couple in 1989. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-13/louis-gaskin-is-executed-for-1989-murders Jim Saunders /news/2022-05-12/u-s-inmates-condemned-to-die-are-spending-more-time-on-death-row Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years. Thu, 12 May 2022 14:54:53 GMT /news/2022-05-12/u-s-inmates-condemned-to-die-are-spending-more-time-on-death-row Jaclyn Diaz /2021-04-05/new-eyes-on-alabama-death-row-case-after-integrity-review-raises-questions Former prosecutors and judges say Toforest Johnson's murder conviction was based on shaky evidence. The case is getting a new look as district attorneys review the integrity of past prosecutions. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:57:06 GMT /2021-04-05/new-eyes-on-alabama-death-row-case-after-integrity-review-raises-questions Debbie Elliott /2020-12-30/end-this-cruelty-progressives-call-on-biden-to-work-to-stop-executions As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:00:59 GMT /2020-12-30/end-this-cruelty-progressives-call-on-biden-to-work-to-stop-executions Juana Summers /news/2020-12-10/federal-executions-pit-the-trump-administration-against-the-catholic-church Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded." Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:00:17 GMT /news/2020-12-10/federal-executions-pit-the-trump-administration-against-the-catholic-church Tom Gjelten /2020-03-05/alabama-executes-man-convicted-as-accomplice-in-slaying-of-police-officers The case of Nathaniel Woods garnered national attention, including from Martin Luther King III — the son of the late civil rights leader — who was among those who fought to block the execution. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 04:24:13 GMT /2020-03-05/alabama-executes-man-convicted-as-accomplice-in-slaying-of-police-officers Scott Neuman /news/2020-01-24/unanimous-jury-not-required-for-death-penalty-says-florida-supreme-court-in-reversal The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that unanimous jury recommendations are not necessary before death sentences can be imposed, as justices backed… Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:52:23 GMT /news/2020-01-24/unanimous-jury-not-required-for-death-penalty-says-florida-supreme-court-in-reversal Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /news/2018-02-02/supreme-court-justices-reject-10-more-death-penalty-appeals The Florida Supreme Court on Friday turned down appeals by 10 longtime Death Row inmates, as it continued rejecting batches of similar cases.The court has… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 23:57:22 GMT /news/2018-02-02/supreme-court-justices-reject-10-more-death-penalty-appeals The News Service of Florida /news/2017-10-05/a-death-row-inmates-final-hours Death Row inmate Michael Lambrix was set to become the second person in the state of Florida to be executed this year, as of Thursday evening. The state… Thu, 05 Oct 2017 22:18:26 GMT /news/2017-10-05/a-death-row-inmates-final-hours Caitie Switalski