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Florida Halts Executions (For Now)
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol, Florida’s Supreme Court has halted executions for the time being. Death row inmate Jerry William Correll was scheduled to die via lethal injection on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, but the state’s highest court ordered a stay of… Read More »
Florida Legislature Seeks Unanimous Juries in Death Penalty Cases
Representative Jose J. Rodriguez from Miami introduced a bill that would create a higher standard for juries considering the death penalty. As Florida law currently stands, a jury may recommend the death penalty in a capital felony case via a simple majority. In fact, Florida currently is the only state in the union that… Read More »