Well I think the dozens and dozens of hearings meet the requirement of "due process of law" don't you? Probably not...
Absolutely not!
The Florida statue was violated. The law is written only to apply to those who have a living will. The judge "interpreted" the law to include hearsay evidence. He did not consider the hearsay evidence from Terri's friend, only the hearsay given by Michael S. and his family, seven years after her collapse.
In the lawsuit Michael says he would use the money to take care of Terri for the rest of his life. He only said Terri expressed her wish not to live with tubes, years later, when he hooked up with Felos. If you believe him now, he committed perjury during the trial, but that doesn't matter in Florida. He has not filed annual guardianship papers in years. These are required by law, but that doesn't matter in Florida.
I don't consider one lowly district court judge's decision to end Terri's life, "due process".
Criminals get "due process" over and over again. A jury of their peers decide their guilt or innocent, not one lone judge that was breaking the law when he acted as her guardian ad litem and her judge at the same time.
She was convicted of no crime.
The "dozens and dozens of hearings" were not evaluating the merits of the case but the process and jurisdiction.
"Well I think the dozens and dozens of hearings meet the requirement of "due process of law" don't you? Probably not..."
Actually, I have a problem with a death sentence handed down by a CIVIL court, in a civil case. Seems like the death penalty should only be available in criminal cases. I just can't wrap my head around it . . .