Robin Konrad
@RCKonrad
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Asst. Federal Defender-capital habeas unit; Howard Law alum; Keith Clerk. Demand racial justice, #stopdehumanization, support veganism.
Montgomery, Alabama
Joined October 2016
Please watch this short documentary by @howardlawschool student Talia Thomas. She was in our Pipeline program and explains why we need more black attorneys in the capital habeas world.
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Great cause and great dogs! . Vote for Xanadu & Zora in Montgomery Humane Society’s 26th Annual Pet Photo Contest.
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RT @LegacySites: Freedom Monument Sculpture Park opens today. Using art and artifacts, the park explores the institution of slavery and hon….
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Job posting: .Clinical Supervising Staff Attorney, Loyola Project for the Innocent.
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RT @lee_hedgepeth: I've witnessed four previous executions in Alabama. Yesterday's execution of Kenny Smith, the first human ever sentenced….
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Witnesses saw Smith struggle as the gas began flowing, with between two and four minutes of writhing and thrashing, and around five minutes of heavy breathing.
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RT @rchapoco: Alabama has executed Kenneth Eugen Smith. Time of death 8:16pm CST (unofficial). #KennethSmith.
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RT @leahanelson: Thinking now of the media witnesses who subjected themselves to the horrific trauma of watching someone die to serve all o….
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RT @chrisgeidner: BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop Alabama from trying to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas. The decisi….
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RT @helenprejean: In Alabama, a jury can recommend a life sentence by an 11-1 vote only to be overridden by a judge. The state can botch a….
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RT @chrisgeidner: Smith's lawyers just filed their reply. This is a very good introduction. It is likely the last effort — if extremely unl….
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Updates also here—>.
I'm headed to Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama, where I'll witness the planned suffocation execution of Kenneth Smith, should it move forward. I'm visiting him today and will have limited internet access, but I'll post updates as I can:
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RT @chrisgeidner: Alabama is trying to experiment on Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday. They want to kill him with nitrogen gas, something t….
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A majority of an 11CA panel has turned down Kenny Smith’s request to stay his execution set for tomorrow. Judge Jill Pryor dissented. Her last paragraph pretty much sums it up:
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Casey committed his crime when he was 18. He was 49 when he died, a changed human.
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