Without arguments or briefs, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) just erased a death sentence against a Melbourne, Florida man, reversing the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Florida Supreme Court, finding that a convicted murderer's defense lawyer rendered ineffective counsel when he failed to put on evidence of the murderer's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from Korean War military service.
The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous per curiam decision showed Florida (like Texas) needs judges and legislators who are more sensitive to constitutional rights.
Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead, writing for himself and another justice, dissented in the death penalty case in 1990. Porter v. State, 564 So. 2d 1060 (1990).
In secret, behind locked gates, our Nation's Oldest City dumped a landfill in a lake (Old City Reservoir), while emitting sewage in our rivers and salt marsh. Organized citizens exposed and defeated pollution, racism and cronyism. We elected a new Mayor. We're transforming our City -- advanced citizenship. Ask questions. Make disclosures. Demand answers. Be involved. Expect democracy. Report and expose corruption. Smile! Help enact a St. Augustine National Park and Seashore. We shall overcome!
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