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| Manatee death row inmates could be among those affected by court ruling |
| By bradenton.com- Hannah Morse |
| Published: 10/18/2016 |
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Since the Florida Supreme Court ruling in Hurst v. Florida deemed part of Florida’s death sentencing law unconstitutional, now requiring death sentencing to be decided by a unanimous jury, it’s still not clear what that means for the 386 inmates currently on Florida’s death row. Some lawyers and legislators argue the ruling means that death penalty sentencings could be thrown out and retried. Others say that it means from now on, juries must vote unanimously in death row cases. Three of those death row inmates are from Manatee County, but only one was placed on death row by a unanimous jury vote. Read More. |
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