Posted on June 03 2025
Freedom Twice Lost a biography of Roberto Miranda, the first person to be released from Death Row in Nevada. Featured on CSPAN under Serious Books, this is Roberto's story escaping Communist Cuba, one of the thousands who survived the boat lift to Florida. After months of encampment, he moved north and worked on a farm. When the first snow arrived, he looked southward, landing in Las Vegas. Home to many Cubans, he made friends and began again. On an eerie evening, a murder took place, framing Roberto. The succinct trial was a travesty, leaving Roberto with a death sentence. Fourteen years on Death Row and he was finally released. It was Jerry Spence who sued Clark County for $14 million, one for every year Roberto suffered on Death Row. What happened next in Nevada should be read and ingested by anyone who years to practice law.