Judge strikes down Florida death penalty law
We are seeing more and more resistance to the death penalty.
Click here for reuse options!Florida’s death penalty law remains unconstitutional despite recently enacted changes legislators had hoped would fix problems with the sentencing process identified by the U.S. Supreme Court, a state judge ruled on Monday morning.
Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that the new statute’s requirement that 10 of 12 jurors are all that is required to find in favor of a verdict of death during the penalty phase of a capital trial is unconstitutional.
“But for the ultimate decisions made within the judicial branch of government — guilty or note guilty, life or death — majority rule is insufficient,” Hirsch wrote. “We ask, indeed we insist, that they reflect the will of all rather than the will of the few or even the many.”
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Um Cara May 9th, 2016 at 14:10
We are seeing more and more resistance to the death penalty.
Indeed, it’s the beginning of a wave, similar to the support of same-sex marriage. And just as soon as it becomes 100% totally non-palatable to Democrats for their politicians to support the death penalty, Hillary will ‘evolve’ on the matter.
But Hillary, it’s inevitable – your pro death penalty position already lacks much support, why not get ahead* on this issue and let us all know that you have ‘evolved’ and can no longer sanction the state’s murder of her prisoners. We aren’t exactly in very good company on this issue, and, well… it’s just a pretty gross thing to be in favor of. Come out against the death penalty, and do it quickly. Please. Many of us who are going to vote for you will feel better not being complicit in the murder of our prisoners. Thanks!
*ok, ok, I know – being against the death penalty is pretty basic stuff, there’s not really a way to be ‘ahead’ of the issue this late in the game, but let’s cut her some slack
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker May 9th, 2016 at 16:35
For pro-life conservatives, they sure like to kill.
bpollen May 10th, 2016 at 05:15
The state shouldn’t be in the business of killing it’s own people. Especially since it costs more to execute a prisoner than to hold them on a life sentence. CCA might see that as a business opportunity.