Ahead of a likely presidential bid, Gov. Ron DeSantis is leaning into a reliable campaign message: I’m tough on crime.
At Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ urging, Florida’s GOP-controlled Legislature last week agreed to repeal a law that requires a unanimous jury verdict to sentence a defendant to death. | Octavtio Jones/Getty ImagesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
State legislators will also soon allow the death penalty to be imposed on someone convicted of raping a child despite a narrowly-decided U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2008 that found such punishments unconstitutional.
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