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FRIDAY NEWS

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Here's the news you need heading into your penultimate July 4th weekend. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for one of the defendants who partook in a brutal kidnapping, rape and killing of an innocent young woman named Ana Maria Angel. Her boyfriend was also abducted, but survived being shot in the head. The Herald Article is here. The Supreme Court opinion is here. It does not mention who was on the brief for the defense. Joel Denaro was the lead attorney for the defendant at trial. We are not sure how we feel about this. If there was ever an argument for the death penalty, it would be the facts of this tragic case that involved depraved acts against an innocent young woman. There is nothing to celebrate here. A tragedy continues, and the wounds of the young woman's mother and family continue to get ripped open...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on June 25, 2010 (boomark / email).