A key Senate committee Wednesday supported eliminating a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death sentences can be imposed, but it backed giving judges discretion in making the ultimate decisions.
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MIAMI — A Miami-Dade jury late Thursday night spared the life of a man sentenced to death 14 years ago for the execution-style murder of five people in a Little Haiti apartment almost three decades ...
04/5/2024 - 10:09 am | View Link - Miami-Dade jury spares the life of a former death row inmate convicted of 5 murders
Jurors agreed that Tavares Calloway committed the murders. But they couldn’t meet the new 8-4 vote threshold for death penalty.
04/5/2024 - 1:19 am | View Link - Judge rules whether Nassau deputy killer's jurors have to be unanimous for death penalty
When Patrick McDowell pleaded guilty to killing Deputy Joshua Moyers, execution required a 12-0 vote. His judge has decided the 8-4 standard applies.
04/4/2024 - 12:04 pm | View Link - Judge: Jurors don’t need to be unanimous to recommend death penalty for man who killed Nassau County deputy
Only eight jurors will have to decide if the man who admitted to killing Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers will face the death penalty for the murder.
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Please enter a valid email address. A Tennessee bill that would authorize the death penalty as punishment for the rape of a child has moved forward following a heated debate during the Tennessee ...
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