From the Marshall Project, their widget reporting on The Next to Die in Florida:
Lenamon Moves For Delayed Trial Date for Woods: Hurst Aftermath
In Florida, there are Death Row inmates who may need new sentencing hearings after the SCOTUS ruling in Hurst that the Florida death penalty statute was unconstitutional. There are also lots of lawmakers working hard to draft new capital punishment laws.
We’ve been monitoring all this here on the blog for the past few weeks.
But
Florida Death Penalty in 2016: Senate Bill Advances
Last week, we posted about a bill moving through the Florida House of Representatives in response to the SCOTUS ruling in Hurst, finding that the current Florida death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
Florida Senate Bill Takes Different Stance on Florida Death Penalty
There is also a new bill moving through the Florida Senate that
Florida Death Penalty in February 2016: Execution Halted, New Law WIP
Here’s what happening in the Florida Death Penalty Statute flux this week:
1. New Law in the Works
The Florida Legislature is working hard on revising the Florida Death Penalty Statute after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the current law is unconstitutional in Hurst.
The Florida House Subcommittee on Criminal
Five Death Penalty Movies To Watch
Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn do give riveting performances in Dead Man Walking,and maybe that’s why most people think of that film first when they think about movies dealing with the death penalty.
Of course, the life’s work of Sister Helen Prejean may have something to do with it, too!
However, there some other
What Happens to Florida Death Penalty after SCOTUS Ruling in Hurst v. Florida?
Now that the Florida death penalty scheme has been ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida. what happens now?
1. Florida Supreme Court Allows Feb 11 Execution to Proceed
That’s not an easy question to answer. For one thing, the State of Florida is more than ready to keep its
Florida Death Penalty Statute Is Unconstitutional Rules U.S. Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Hurst v. Florida.
Read the Supreme Court Opinion (including its sole dissent by Justice Alito) here.
What has happened here is that the highest court in the nation has ruled Florida’s process in death penalty trials violates the Sixth Amendment of the U.S.
Is Death Penalty Becoming Less Acceptable in the USA?
What’s Going On Here?
Here’s the question: is the death penalty becoming less acceptable to the American Public — or is the decline a result of the inability of states to execute efficiently with the lethal injection method of execution?
2015 Death Penalty Report Released by DPIC: Full Text
The Death Penalty Information Center released its new report, "Death Penalty in the United States," this week.
New DPIC Report on Death Penalty in the United States in 2015
You can read the full text of the report online here.
Among its key findings are:
• There were 28 executions in 6 states, the fewest since
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