Zane Floyd grew up in a household where his mother and stepfather frequently abused alcohol and narcotics. Mr. Floyd’s mother was known to have sustained her use of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana, while she was pregnant with Zane. The environment he grew up in was full of trauma and abuse. This can have many adverse …
Compounding Zane Floyd’s experience of childhood trauma and abuse in his household, he was also diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. FASD is a spectrum of developmental disorders caused by a mother’s drinking during pregnancy. Zane’s mother was a chronic alcoholic who drank through most of her pregnancy with him, in addition to smoking cigarettes, …
Understanding zane floyd’s mitigating circumstances Capital punishment has always been a deeply personal and emotional issue. Even now states across the union are contemplating death penalty abolition. At the same time, the state of Nevada is taking steps to move forward with the execution of Zane Floyd, a man with PTSD, FASD, a lifetime of …
