The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill repealing a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty.
The bill passed on a 29-10 vote and will allow the death penalty with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. The House still needs to approve the bill. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis supports the proposal.
"What happened in Parkland was abhorrent. What happened in Parkland was a tragedy that will forever stain this state," said Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, the bill sponsor."That verdict shocked the conscience not only of the people of Parkland, not only the people in Florida, but people across the United State of America."
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing regarding possible jury misconduct during deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.For decades, Florida had not required unanimity in capital punishment, allowing a judge to impose capital punishment as long as a majority of jurors were in favor of the penalty. But the U.S.
Three years later, the state Supreme Court, with new conservative jurists appointed by DeSantis, rescinded its earlier decision and ruled that a death recommendation does not need to be unanimous. Florida's unanimity standard has remained untouched until now.
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