An excerpt of an excellent piece in USA Today by Florida State Senator Daniel Webster:
Florida citizens were justifiably concerned that an innocent, disabled Florida woman was being put to death by court order under extremely questionable and horrific circumstances. If the proceedings that led up to the execution of serial-killer Ted Bundy had been handled in the same way, Bundy's conviction would have been overturned.
Capital felons on trial for their lives in Florida are entitled to independent counsel, competent representation, trial by jury and automatic review of their death-penalty case by the Florida Supreme Court. Yet Terri, utterly innocent of any wrongdoing, received none of these protections.
here's one of the lucky ones the death with dignity crowd missed
Posted by: firq krumpl | 02/13/2005 at 06:13 PM
Great story. Thanks!!
Posted by: Tom McMahon | 02/13/2005 at 07:37 PM