Phil Long in the Miami Herald reports that Governor schedules two executions for December. Amongst all the legal maneuvering is
Bottoson was condemned for the 1979 kidnapping and slaying of Eatonville postmistress Catherine Alexander, 74. He stabbed the woman 16 times then ran over her head several times with a car. The jury's death recommendation was 10-2.One can't help but wonder if Pinkard and Bonowitz have had their heads run over "several times". Or maybe they're just retarded.
Pinkard (defense lawyer) said that Bottoson is mentally retarded and should not be executed.
Abe Bonowitz, director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty issued a written statement after today's announcement, saying: ``Florida's death penalty system is broken. We lead the nation in wrongful convictions and the governor is in denial that Florida needs a time out on executions.''
