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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Statement from defense counsel — Court Schedules October 16 Execution for Robert Roberson, Innocent Man Convicted in Texas “Shaken Baby” Case. docs.google.com/document/d/1... @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies seek clemency, ask death penalty to be commuted to life sentence. abc4.com/news/local-n... @abc4utah.bsky.social #Utah #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Alabama lawmaker seeks to broaden already expansive death penalty statute by adding a 22nd basis to seek death. wdhn.com/news/alabama... @eji.org @alabamaarise.bsky.social

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

'Texans should be outraged': Execution back on for death-row prisoner who has strong innocence claims. usatoday.com/story/news/n... @usatoday.com @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #RobertRoberson #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Timothy Fletcher was originally sentenced to death despite a nonunanimous 8-4 jury vote. In his resentencing, the new jury found no mitigating circumstances and the judge imposed death. The court affirmed. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The Florida Supreme Court has issued opinions affirming the convictions and sentences of three death-row prisoners. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions/Mos... @fadp.bsky.social #TimothyFletcher #DonaldWilliams #ToneyDavis #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Florida has executed Michael Bell. Death was pronounced at 6:25 p.m. Eastern. He was the 26th execution in 2025. 25 of those executions have been in jurisdictions that, as states or territories, practiced slavery. @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Michael Bell's petitions for review and applications to stay tonight's execution in Florida. supremecourt.gov/orders/court... supremecourt.gov/orders/court... @fadp.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @8thamendment.org #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

His petition for writ of certiorari asks SCOTUS to review the Florida federal court’s refusal to consider new evidence that prosecutors had wrongfully withheld in his case. Here’s a link to the petition. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #MichaelBell #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Yesterday, Michael Bell’s lawyers filed a second petition asking SCOTUS to stay today’s scheduled execution to review his case. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

On July 10, Michael Bell’s lawyers filed this petition in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to review his case. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Here is an update on the status of Michael Bell’s filings in the U.S. Supreme Court in advance of tomorrow’s scheduled execution. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the denial of habeas corpus relief for Arizona death-row prisoner Tracy Hampton. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op... @azdeathpenalty.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A split panel of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has put the death penalty back on the table in the Guantanamo 9/11 trial, upholding then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's revocation of the GTMO plea deals. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc... @gitmowatch.bsky.social

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

World death penalty news — A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets. Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ www.wsj.com/world/middle... @wsj.com @jmalsin.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @assoecpm.bsky.social

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A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets

Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

From the Tracking Florida's Death penalty substack —another non-unanimous death sentence in Florida: Ryan Cole sentenced to death in Charlotte County. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/charlotte-... @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Charlotte County: Ryan Cole sentenced to death

Following the jury's nonunanimous recommendation for death in May, the trial court sentenced Ryan Cole for death.

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Away for two days for my wife's birthday. Won't be posting while I'm gone.

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It. Most crimes go unsolved, emboldening criminals and potentially leading to more violence. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u... @nytimes.com

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Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

On this day, Jul 7, 1893 — 5,000 White People Torture, Mutilate, and Lynch Black Man in Kentucky for Murder Committed by a White Man. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus... @eji.org @kcadp.bsky.social

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Jul. 7, 1893 | 5,000 White People Torture, Mutilate, and Lynch Black Man in Kentucky

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Lawyers for Utah death-row prisoner Ralph Menzies’ petition to reevaluate competency ruling, cite ‘significant’ decline in cognitive functioning. www.abc4.com/news/wasatch... @abc4utah.bsky.social @namicommunicate.bsky.social @taccommunicate.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I've been told by several capital defense lawyers that, in some death warrant cases, the required paper copies of the electronic pleadings did not even reach the Court until after the executions had already been carried out. #SCOTUS #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Update from Tracking Florida's Death Penalty — Michael Bell files motion in Florida Supreme Court to stay his 7/15 execution and to relinquish jurisdiction so he can litigate new evidence of police misconduct and witness recantations. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/bell-warra... @fadp.bsky.social

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BELL WARRANT: Bell files motion to stay and to relinquish jurisdiction

Bell's execution is scheduled July 15. On Thursday, Bell filed a Motion for Stay of Execution and to Relinquish Jurisdiction for Further Fact Development at the Florida Supreme Court.

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The U.S. has now reached 50 death warrants setting execution dates for 2025. 25 have been carried out and 9 are currently pending. Here is the state-by-state status of those warrants. @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @8thamendment.org @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Here is the current U.S. death warrant breakdown by month. We have been seeing around 60-65 death warrants per year over the past decade, so we can expect another 10-15 warrants to be issued in addition to the 9 that are currently pending. @8thamendment.org @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Governor Mike DeWine issued reprieves for the two remaining 2025 death warrants in Ohio, rescheduling those executions for 2028. So Ohio will officially have no executions this year. @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @8thamendment.org @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

With the new Alabama and Florida death warrants, here is the current schedule of executions in the U.S. through September. @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @8thamendment.org @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social #deathpenalty

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