Rubin also introduced new evidence of Long's childhood exposure to pornography, sleeping with his mother until he was thirteen and seeing her have sex with other men. These experiences, Rubin said, were responsible for Long's perverted adult sexuality. Rubin also presented evidence of Long's head injuries as a child and young adult to support his defense that Long was predisposed to murder due to irresistible impulses. However, the jury voted eleven to one in favor of the death penalty. Rubin handled some of the numerous appeals for Bobbie Joe Long, who was arrested in 1985 but who has engaged in a series of appeals involving numerous jurisdictions and agencies. Long was executed by lethal injection on May 23, 2019. Contempt of court In 1984–1985, Russell Sanborn was charged with first degree murder. Sanborn was represented by three attorneys at different times, each of whom withdrew from the case. Sanborn's mother, a fruit peddler, asked Rubin to represent Sanborn pro bono. Rubin entered the case and was prepared for trial however on the date of the trial, Rubin petitioned the court to withdraw, implying strongly that Sanborn was planning to give false testimony and he would not defend a client who would lie on the stand. His petition was denied, and Rubin sought certiorari by the Third District Court of Appeal, which also denied the petition. When the case was rescheduled, Rubin again sought to withdraw on the same grounds and again was denied and ordered to proceed to trial. When he again refused, the court issued a contempt order (affirmed on appeal in Rubin v. State) denying review of the district court decision and denying Rubin's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Rubin was ordered to serve 37 days in jail for contempt of court. Rubin, through his son and law partner, I. Mark Rubin, brought the case to the Supreme Court, but the matter had already been settled by Rubin having served his jail time for refusing to represent a client who wanted to lie on the witness stand. When he emerged from jail, he had grown a beard which he called, "my badge of courage", as it became his trademark throughout the rest of his career. Jeff and Kathy Willets Another high-profile case was his defense of Katherine and Jeffrey Willets in 1991. The Willetses were accused of operating a sex business out of their home. Rubin