The push to end unanimous jury consent for Florida death penalty cases began when Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 fellow students in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, 2018, received a life sentence without parole.“We all grieve for the families of Parkland and that community. But what that verdict did do was expose a flaw in the current system.
State Rep. Berny Jacques, Seminole Republican and sponsor of the bill, tweeted Friday that “You simply cannot allow a small handful of activist jurors to derail the full administration of justice when individuals are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and meet the qualifications for the death penalty. To do so would be simply a travesty.”
If and when the bill is signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida will join Alabama, Indiana, and Missouri in not requiring unanimous jury consent for executions. Indiana and Missouri allow for the judge’s discretion in the event of a divided jury, while Alabama maintains a 10-2 threshold.“Florida gets it wrong a lot, we lead the nation in death penalty exonerees. Yet we want to have a lower threshold,” State Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby, St. Petersburg Democrat, said.
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