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195: Securing Life over Death in the Parkland School Shooting Case w/Casey Secor and Kate O'Shea
195: Securing Life over Death in the Parkland School Shooting Case w/Casey Secor and Kate O'Shea
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128 minutes
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
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Podcast episode
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Today, Hunter is honored to speak with two people from the defense team of Nikolas Cruz, Casey Secor and Kate O’Shea, to discuss their role in securing a life sentence over the death penalty. Today’s episode touches on an incredibly sensitive, complex topic about one of the most horrific crimes committed in recent memory. Throughout this episode, Kate and Casey draw on their years of expertise in fighting against the death penalty to explain how this incredible tragedy occurred. As is always the case in death penalty cases, Hunter, Kate, and Casey reveal the incredible advantages the prosecution is afforded, but despite these advantages, three jurors voted for life over death. In response, Florida has done everything in their power to make it easier for the state to execute people. Hopefully by the end of this incredible conversation, you will understand why Florida’s response is one we should emphatically reject. Guests: Casey Secor, CEO and Senior Staff Attorney, Suzerain Capital Defense Kate O’Shea, Mitigation Specialist, Suzerain Capital Defense Resources: Suzerain Capital Defense https://www.szrn.org/ Parkland Judge Reprimanded https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/florida-supreme-court-reprimands-judge-for-conduct-during-parkland-shooting-trial Florida’s Multifaceted Expansion of the Death Penalty Raises Constitutional Concerns https://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/death_penalty_representation/publications/project_blog/florida-expands-the-death-penalty/ Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty https://www.fadp.org/fl-innocence-list/#:~:text=Florida%20leads%20the%20nation%20with,for%20every%20three%20people%20executed.&text=Three%2Dfourths%20(22%20of%2030,survivors%20are%20people%20of%20color. Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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