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More than half of Florida's inmates sentenced to death may avoid execution under a far-reaching ruling handed down by the state's Supreme Court.
Read More »Florida May Let Some Death Row Inmates Avoid Executions
Lawyers For Death Row Inmate Fire Back At Bondi
Lawyers for a Death Row inmate Larry Darnell Perry are blasting Attorney General Pam Bondi's request that the Florida Supreme Court clarify a decision that struck down a new law because it did not require unanimous jury recommendations in death-penalty cases.
Read More »Justices Overturn Decades-Old Death Sentence
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer who has spent more than four decades on Death Row for a racially charged murder during civil unrest in the Jacksonville area. The unanimous decision — a rarity in death penalty cases in which convictions are …
Read More »Court Requires Unanimous Juries In Death Penalty Cases
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that jury recommendations to impose the death penalty must be unanimous.
Read More »Fla.’s Death Penalty On Hold As Court Looks For Answers
Executions are on hold, judges across the state are postponing death penalty cases, and defense lawyers are seeking additional reviews.
Read More »Push Continues For Florida Lethal Injection Details
Lawyers representing Arizona Death Row inmates aren’t backing down from a battle with Florida corrections officials over the release of documents related to execution drugs, part of a drawn-out challenge to Arizona’s lethal-injection process. The Florida Department of Corrections is refusing to release the documents, arguing that the information is …
Read More »Sheriff: Face-Biting Attacker To Be Charged With Murder
A Florida sheriff’s office said Friday that a college student caught biting a victim’s face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, raising the possibility of the death penalty. Austin Harrouff, 19, also will be charged with …
Read More »Racism Allegations Against Judge Enter Death Row Case
A lawyer for Death Row inmate Terrance Phillips wants the Florida Supreme Court to order an investigation into allegations of racism involving the circuit judge who sentenced the Jacksonville man to death — including accusations that the judge once said blacks should “go back to Africa.” Judge Mark Hulsey, elected …
Read More »Ex-Wife Of Slain Florida Law Professor Denies Role In Death
The ex-wife of a slain Florida State University law professor and her family are denying any involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill him. Attorneys for Wendi Adelson and several family members issued a statement Wednesday saying speculation of their involvement in Dan Markel’s killing is categorically false. Authorities …
Read More »South Florida Man Says He Didn’t Kill FSU Professor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of the two men accused of killing a Florida State University professor is pleading not guilty to the charges. Sigfredo Garcia appeared in a Leon County court on Friday as his attorney sought his release on bail until trial. A grand jury last week indicted …
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