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6 Sep 2007, 1:06 am
" The Michigan Supreme Court had reprimanded Geoffrey Fieger for appearing on radio shows and calling state judges "jackasses. [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 8:29 am
Most witnesses were officers employed by DOC, and not medical personnel.Earlier coverage of lethal injection issues in Florida, including the state court hearing, is here. [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 3:31 am
Attorneys asked detailed questions about the prison's execution policies, all in hopes of getting a clearer understanding on whether lethal injection procedures in Florida constitute cruel and unusual punishment in light of the botched Angel Diaz execution in December.Today is the last scheduled court hearing.Marion County Circuit Judge Carven Angel is expected to rule on executions in Florida sometime next week. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 8:05 am
Thirty-eight of 50 U.S. states allow the death penalty, though some have suspended executions. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 12:53 am
State of California Racks Up $1.8M in Fees and Counting
The Recorder
A California appeals court judge had little sympathy for the state of California last week, affirming $307,000 in attorney fees for a woman who had been granted nearly $1.5 million in fees earlier in the case over enforcement of a ballot measure concerning prison inmate wages. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 5:32 am
Jeb Bush suspended all Florida executions later that month after a medical examiner said prison officials botched the insertion of the needles.Last month, 5th Circuit Judge Carven Angel, of Ocala, ordered DOC officials to rewrite portions of Florida's execution protocol manual. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 9:44 am
Jeb Bush suspended all Florida executions later that month after a medical examiner said prison officials botched the insertion of the needles.Last month, Gov. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 9:41 am
Hearing begins in state challenge to capital punishmentBY MABEL PEREZSTAR-BANNEROCALA - Attorneys for Ian Lightbourne took a field trip Tuesday to Florida State Prison to view the execution chamber and chemical rooms involved in the lethal injection procedure.Today, they will question warden Timothy Cannon, the warden in charge of future executions, about protocols and policy in light of the botched Angel Diaz execution and the recently updated lethal injection… [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 9:33 am
Some draw curtains or remove the witnesses before the doctor emerges.But death-penalty experts say Florida is the only state that uses clothing more commonly associated with highly infectious diseases to preserve the doctor's anonymity.The practice, employed for about a year, reflects the strong passions surrounding the role of physicians in executions, and the conflicting pressures increasingly felt by prison officials nationwide.On the one hand, prison… [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 7:26 am
Attorneys for Ian Lightbourne took a field trip this morning to Florida State Prison to view the execution chamber and chemical rooms involved in the lethal injection procedure. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 2:40 pm
In Florida, where I practice, the maximum sentence one can get for rape with penetration is 15 years…and Florida is known as a State with fairly draconian sentencing laws. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 1:22 pm
[JURIST] A US magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida [official website] issued a ruling Tuesday recommending that the US Department of State [official website] extradite former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder] to France when he is released from federal prison [JURIST report; Federal Bureau of Prisons materials] on September 9, 2007. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 8:49 am
Jeb Bush suspended all Florida executions later that month after a medical examiner said prison officials botched the insertion of the needles. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 8:19 am
But death penalty experts say Florida is the only state that uses a moon suit to shield the doctor's identity - although some others draw curtains or remove the execution witnesses before the doctor emerges. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 8:22 pm
"When prisoners were executed by hanging, electrocution or shooting, there was no need for a doctor to participate except to pronounce death. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 10:09 am
Brian Tannebaum is a criminal defense attorney in Miami, Florida practicing in state and federal court. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 1:01 am
Medicaid Dispute Addresses States' Control of Drug Coverage Rules
Daily Business Review
Lawyers who won a ruling blocking the Florida Medicaid program from restricting coverage of the popular prescription drug Neurontin say the state's recent decision to drop its appeal sets an important precedent for what states can and cannot do on drug coverage rules. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 12:15 am
The Florida Department of Corrections has ended its Jewish Dietary Accommodation Program in state prisons. [read post]
23 Aug 2007, 1:00 am
3rd Circuit Rules Prison Time 'Reasonable' for Tax Cheat
The Legal Intelligencer
White-collar criminals will find it much more difficult to avoid prison now that the 3rd U.S. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 11:05 am
Some states, including Tennessee, South Dakota and Florida, have either resumed executions or are planning to do so. [read post]
