Trial lawyer & death penalty repeal advocate. I have seen from the trenches how broken the NV death penalty is-20+ years CCPD murder team and 100 resolved cases
@BenMargiott@WashoeCoDA Out of curiosity, why is Washoe DA filing in Carson? Isn’t think the same sort of thing that got them cross ways when they tried to prosecute a Douglas county murder in Washoe?
@BenMargiott@WashoeCoDA “We don’t like it” is not a generally accepted legal argument —-NRS 213.030 (2) pretty clearly allows the board to consider communication of death penalty sentences without a notice requirement, so trying to figure out the LEGAL basis for stopping the hearing…
@kendra4justice@JohnPiroNV I am confused… treating folks with dignity and respect is somehow an indication that Kendra would be soft on crime or that she would disregard victims? The last time I checked everyone, including the accused, deserves to be treated with respect…
District Judge Christy Craig; and, Deputy Public Defenders John Piro (@JohnPiroNV) and Scott Coffee; will join Special Host Emily McFarling (@McFarlingLaw) for a Perspectives Panel on death penalty cases on February 5th, 2022 at 1 p.m. https://t.co/Wf5MjIA12k
Sad news out of Oklahoma...another botched execution due to midazolam...same drug Nevada wants to use on Zane Floyd. Witnesses report dozens of convulsions and vomit running down John Grant's face as he was executed. This sort of torture has to stop. #brokendeathpenalty
Big News out of Reno...Guzman quadruple homicide negotiates to life without...DA Hicks and Jackson to be commended for recognizing what we all know-- the process is drawn-out, painful for the families of victims--No closure.
#EndBrokenNVDP
NV Sup. Ct reverses another death penalty. Samuel Howard sentenced to death in 1983... two aggravators. The first was struck in 2014, leaving only a prior violent felony from NY with was later dismissed.
Court say dismissal means factually innocent of DP.
Great News..
@Coffin4Council I love folks who get right to the point. I keep hoping for courage from our politicians...keep getting disappointed.
#brokendeathpenalty
Be on the look out for "The Phantom" a new documentary of the execution of Carlos Deluna by Texas...evidence pretty compelling that Deluna was innocent. #brokendeathpenalty
Last week the manufacturer of the Ketamine sent a demand letter asking for it's return. Litigation on the horizon I suspect...which is what happens when the state refuses to be transparent in thier dealings.
#brokendeathpenalty
This afternoon Zane Floyd's execution was stayed by a federal district court. It's the right decision given the state's last minute disclosure of an never before used execution protocol via Katamine aquired under the table by NDOC--- a sh*tshow once again.#brokendeathpenalty
I am hearing litigation a out to begin in earnest re: protocol and drugs for Zane Floyd execution. Proposal to use untested Ketamine screams of desperation by state...and desperation often leads to mistakes.
Stop the stupidity #
I saw Governor Sisolak Vetoed 4 bills today. Which begs the question of why the senate didn't have the stones to at least hold a hearing on death penalty repeal #AB395....no guts=no progress.
The buck passing has to end.
I spent some quality time on the phone with Fran Abbott...she is one of many who know the NV death penalty is broken. She is concerned about the Zane Floyd situation. Just a nice person hoping to make a difference... we could use a FEW MORE like Fran in the march forward.