Robert Dunham
@rdunhamdp.bsky.social
Director, Death Penalty Policy Project; Special Counsel, Phillips Black, Inc.; Adjunct, Temple Univ. Beasley School of Law. Former Exec. Dir., Death Penalty Info. Center, PA Capital Case Resource Center. B.A., Univ. of Pennsylvania; J.D., Georgetown Law
This is another case of the death penalty as the canary in the coal mine of the assault on democratic institutions. The first Trump administration initially tested out this strategy during its 2020-2021 execution spree. @8thamendment.org @amnesty.org @hrw.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is another case of the death penalty as the canary in the coal mine of the assault on democratic institutions. The first Trump administration initially tested out this strategy during its 2020-2021 execution spree. @8thamendment.org @amnesty.org @hrw.org
“Texans should be outraged that the court has scheduled an execution date for a demonstrably innocent man. Everyone who has taken the time to look at the evidence has reached the same conclusion: Nikki’s death was a terrible tragedy. Robert did not kill her. There was no crime.”
July 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Texans should be outraged that the court has scheduled an execution date for a demonstrably innocent man. Everyone who has taken the time to look at the evidence has reached the same conclusion: Nikki’s death was a terrible tragedy. Robert did not kill her. There was no crime.”
The Court also denied relief to Toney Davis in a successive post-conviction proceeding that had raised issues based upon newly obtained microscopic slides from the autopsy that challenged the listed cause of death. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Court also denied relief to Toney Davis in a successive post-conviction proceeding that had raised issues based upon newly obtained microscopic slides from the autopsy that challenged the listed cause of death. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty
Donald Williams was resentenced to death after an initial nonunanimous 9-3 death sentence. At resentencing, he waived both a jury and the presentation of mitigating evidence. The court upheld his sentence. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Donald Williams was resentenced to death after an initial nonunanimous 9-3 death sentence. At resentencing, he waived both a jury and the presentation of mitigating evidence. The court upheld his sentence. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty
Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan dissented from the denial of a stay and would have granted the petition for writ of certiorari to review what procedural rules govern the timeliness of claims arising out of the prosecution's suppression of exculpatory evidence. #MichaelBell #SCOTUS #Florida
July 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan dissented from the denial of a stay and would have granted the petition for writ of certiorari to review what procedural rules govern the timeliness of claims arising out of the prosecution's suppression of exculpatory evidence. #MichaelBell #SCOTUS #Florida
Mr. Bell’s lawyers filed this application for stay of execution in connection with their petition to review his case. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #MichaelBell #deathpenalty
July 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mr. Bell’s lawyers filed this application for stay of execution in connection with their petition to review his case. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #MichaelBell #deathpenalty