Gin & Justice

This week on Gin & Justice, Amanda first tells us about some of the new laws targeting the trans population and youth, including criminal penalties for using bathrooms.  Justine then brings us back through a case analysis of the case Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008).  This is the case which built off of Coker v. Georgia, in which the US Supreme Court held it was unconstitutional and a violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to sentence an individual to the death penalty for sexual assault of a minor. Despite the US Supreme Court analyzing this, Florida has recently reenacted a statute the provides for the death penalty for sexual battery of a child, a penalty even the Florida Supreme Court has found unconstitutional in 1981.  So much for stare decisis.  

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On this week's episode on Gin & Justice Justine and Amanda chat with Dr. James Smith. James brings a unique perspective, lawyer, turned gambler, turned inmate, turned Pastor. Dr. James Smith shares his story.

For more on Dr. James Smith: https://www.dealbyme.com/

Deal By Me Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deal-by-me-podcast/id1642371643

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This week on Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda are releasing the much anticipated first panel from the Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit! A special thank you to FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners), and Horizon Communities for their work in putting together the presentations and speakers.

The Tampa Bay Criminal Reform Summit was held back on October 29th, 2022, and featured several panels with speakers from across the board to speak on their experience regarding the system.  Each panel was perfectly selected to speak on a variety of topics.

This weeks' panel, Part 4, features a panel from a variety of backgrounds that speak on sentencing.

To learn more about FPRAP (Florida Prison Rehabilition Allied Partners):
https://www.facebook.com/FPRAP2021/

To learn more about Horizon Communities:
https://www.horizoncommunities.org/#:~:text=%20%EE%80%80Horizon%20Communities%EE%80%81%20in%20prison%20is%20a%20catalyst,positive%20participant%20in%20society.%20%EE%80%80Horizon%EE%80%81%20represents%20a%20



CS/CS/HB 1359: Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs:
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1359

CS/CS/HB 1627: Pretrial Release and Detention
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1627

CS/CS/HB 1297: Capital Sexual Battery
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297

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On this weeks episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss some current events. Then, they chat with Dr. Deborah Burris- Kitchen.  Dr. Deborah Burris- Kitchen  is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Department Chair at Tennessee State University in Nashville. She is the author, an activist, and much more.

Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/Exposed-Deborah-Jean-Burris-Kitchen-Ph-D/dp/163988713X

When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence:
https://apple.news/Ayn4zuHdGTcaUp_ZL1bu76A

Biden commutes the sentences of 31 non-violent drug offenders:
https://apple.news/Ark7tA9u_R7C9IXZakvlptw

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It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means!
 Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry.
"The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989."
For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations:
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx

MARTIN SANTILLAN:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6570

SCOTT TRAUDT:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6567
SIDNEY HOLMES:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6564
SHELDON THOMAS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6565
MACK HOWELL:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6568
LEE HARRIS:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6566

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On this episode of Gin & Justice, Amanda gives an update on the TN3,  Florida's latest execution, and Idaho's latest and scariest abortion ban yet. 

  Don't worry though, it's not all that heavy, because they then chat with Vic Ferrari, a retired New York City Detective turned Author. Vic is not only super interesting, but equally hilarious.  He has published six books, and from what we hear seven is on the way!

For more on Vic:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01IIQXLBC/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=8147e26c-17e6-4d92-9619-071b09e8e9da

Facebook: vicferrarinypd
Twitter: @VicFerrari50
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Source:
Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?:
https://tntribune.com/where-does-the-tennessee-house-speaker-actually-live/
Tennessee GOP governor signs executive order strengthening background checks:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tennessee-gop-governor-signs-executive-order-strengthening-background-checks/ar-AA19JTKw
Death Row Inmate's Victim Opposes Execution She Fears Could Help DeSantis:https://www.newsweek.com/death-row-inmates-victim-opposes-execution-she-fears-could-help-desantis-1793129#:~:text=Noreen%20Rector%2C%20the%20ex%2Dwife,Ron%20DeSantis'%20potential%20presidential%20bid.
Idaho Bans Out-of-State Abortions for Minors Without Parent’s Consent:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/idaho-out-of-state-abortions-minors-ban.html
Death Penalty Information:
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence

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On the week's Gin & Justice Legal Brief: 

  First, Amanda fills in those who haven't heard, about the assault on democracy that took place in Tennessee last week. Justine then tells us about the headline grabbers about Clarence Thomas. SPOILER ALERT:  she also tells the plot of the 1996 hit film " A Time to Kill",  and brings in back to our Legal Brief roots by discussing and  some common objections during closing arguments and the importance of making them. 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168363992/tennessee-expel-3-democrats-house-vote

https://www.tiktok.com/@thetnholler

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

Death Penalty Info Center:
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/prosecutorial-accountability/improper-argument-skewing-jury-decisionmaking

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On this episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda go over what an indictment is.  Then, they chat with Jazz Hampton. Jazz is the CEO of Turnsignl.  TurnSignl is an on-demand, real-time service that provides 24/7 legal guidance from an attorney to drivers while their camera records the interaction. When drivers are stopped by law enforcement officers or involved in a car accident, they can access live video chat with an attorney at the press of a button or voice command.

For more information on Turnsignl: https://www.turnsignl.com/

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It's the last Legal Brief of the month, so you know what that means!
 Justine and Amanda tell you about all the people added to The National Exoneration Registry.
"The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989—cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. The Registry also maintains a more limited database of known exonerations prior to 1989."
For more information of the National Registry of Exonerations:
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx

JOHN MARTINEZ:https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6552

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On this week's episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss some more Florida Bills. Then they sit down with Stacey Fuller. Stacey served in the Army, then as Nurse, before she unfortunately found herself in the throws of addiction. Which like many, turned into a prison sentence.  She shares her story, and tells us about her advocacy for the incarcerated now.

News Article about Tony Mitchell:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mentally-ill-man-froze-death-alabama-jail-lawsuit-claims-rcna71317
News Article about Autumn Harris :
https://www.al.com/alabama/2023/01/arrested-over-40-dead-of-pneumonia-in-an-alabama-jail-family-claims-woman-denied-basic-care.html

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