Danielle ForéApr 16, 2023

Florida is getting real scary real fast. They will now allow death penalty sentences with an 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimous, they’ve passed a bill to make sex crimes against children punishable by death, and they’re working to make being trans near children a sex crime. For all the “it could never happen here” folks, we’re inching closer to state sanctioned mass murder all the time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-to-allow-death-penalty-with-8-4-jury-vote-instead-of-unanimously/ar-AA19S7Fh

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-house-backs-death-penalty-in-child-rapes/

https://translegislation.com/bills/2023/FL

Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously

(Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill on Friday allowing juries to recommend the death penalty in capital cases on an 8-4 vote, a move spurred by the less-than-unanimous vote that led to the Parkland school shooter being sentenced to life in prison. The state's Republican-led House of Representatives approved the measure with an 80-30 vote on Thursday, following the

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@danirabbit
This is a terrible idea for countless reasons but here's another one to consider:
https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/oregon-supreme-court-determines-unanimous-jury-requirement-applies-to-older-cases/
Oregon Supreme Court Determines Unanimous Jury Requirement Applies to Older Cases - Oregon Department of Justice

This morning the Oregon Supreme Court in Watkins v. Ackley held that the requirement of unanimous jury verdicts in serious criminal cases applies to older criminal cases as well as those still on appeal.  In doing so, the Court acknowledged that Oregon law had not been clear on this important issue of retroactivity. At least hundreds of... View Article

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Apr 17, 2023 at 2:20amWeb