Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. State of Mississippi

If Curtis Giovanni Flowers is so clearly guilty, why not allow him to defend himself? Conviction of a capital crime and the decision to put a defendant to death should come from a properly instructed jury following a fair trial at which the defendant was afforded every reasonable opportunity to defend against the charges. In this case, the circuit judge erred by refusing to allow the accused to defend the charges by calling a qualified expert to provide perfectly admissible expert opinions, and by instructing the jury on an aggravating factor for which the State provided no evidence.

I. Dr.…