Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 21:48:04 GMT -6
Experts outline options for updating Florida death penalty laws to comply with Supreme Court ruling
TALLAHASSEE | A group of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and researchers have just a few days to come up with a list of recommendations to the Senate for reforming Florida’s death penalty.
That was the charge the group received after testifying at the Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee about the ramifications of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said the state’s process for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional.
Sen. Greg Evers, R-Crestview, the committee chairman, said the group of experts should have a chance to come up with fixes before lawmakers take a crack at it. Either way, he said, something will be put to a vote.
“Before the end of this session, the Florida Senate will pass some type of reform for the death penalty,” he said.
Read more: jacksonville.com/news/florida/2016-01-27/story/experts-outline-options-updating-florida-death-penalty-laws-comply
TALLAHASSEE | A group of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and researchers have just a few days to come up with a list of recommendations to the Senate for reforming Florida’s death penalty.
That was the charge the group received after testifying at the Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee about the ramifications of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said the state’s process for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional.
Sen. Greg Evers, R-Crestview, the committee chairman, said the group of experts should have a chance to come up with fixes before lawmakers take a crack at it. Either way, he said, something will be put to a vote.
“Before the end of this session, the Florida Senate will pass some type of reform for the death penalty,” he said.
Read more: jacksonville.com/news/florida/2016-01-27/story/experts-outline-options-updating-florida-death-penalty-laws-comply