Polk Law Blog

Florida v. Powell (a case very similar to the Rigterink case that I blogged about previously) is being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (at around 11am, I think.) The defendant was arrested in Tampa, but the case involves the Polk County public defender1. The defendant was given the following Miranda warning: You [...]

The Thomas William Rigterink murder case has generated some press lately because it has been appealed all the way up the the U.S. Supreme Court.  The case involves the 2003 murders of two people in Polk County. Rigterink was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. More information about the murders and the history of the [...]