THE END OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN FLORIDA
IS WITHIN SIGHT
On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to
the Death Penalty (GCADP) hosts speaker Adam Tebrugge, a criminal trial
attorney with extensive death penalty experience. The event, open to the
public, will be held at 7pm at the
Mennonite Meeting House of Emmanuel
Mennonite Church, 1236 NW 18th Ave. The title of his
presentation is
“The End of the Death Penalty
in Florida is Within Sight”. Refreshments will be served and additional parking
is available at the next door banks.
Attending and contributing to
the discussion will be UF Law School Professor Kenneth Nunn, one of 3 UF
professors who recently signed a letter in support of State Attorney Aramis
Ayala. Ms Ayala has decided to no longer seek the death penalty in
Orange-Osceola cases as it is too costly, takes too long, trapping victim’s
families in decades of uncertainty, and is not a deterrent to future murders.
Miriam Welly Elliott, GCADP
Co-Coordinator notes “this is a very timely event and topic given all that has
occurred in the courts and legislature in Florida over the last year. Recent
events with State Attorney Ayala have prompted questions about whether her
stand will help bring about an end to the death penalty. We welcome the
community to come join us in assessing whether Florida needs to maintain this
flawed system of justice”.
Adam Tebrugge recently wrote
“Our state just finished a 40 year experiment with an
unconstitutional death penalty law. Executions and trials have been on hold for
over a year. Florida is now ground zero for the national death penalty debate.
It is time for an honest discussion of the extraordinary costs and shameful
legacy of the death penalty while we support the courageous leadership that
will bring executions in our state to an end.”
Adam Tebrugge is a board certified criminal trial attorney
with extensive death penalty experience. He is an adjunct professor of law at
the Thomas Cooley Law School in Riverview, Florida where he teaches "Death
Penalty Seminar." He is also a board member with Floridians for
Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
