DeSantis Gets Bill To Lower Threshold For Death Penalty

The Washington Post reports:

Florida House lawmakers have approved a bill that would lower the state’s threshold for the death penalty and make it one of the few states to allow the death penalty without a unanimous jury recommendation.

The bill, which passed the state House on Thursday in an 80-30 vote and passed the Senate last month, allows capital punishment if eight of 12 jurors approve, instead of requiring a unanimous jury. It now awaits Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature.

Florida has had at least 30 exonerations of people previously placed on death row, more than any other state, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a Washington-based nonprofit.

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Florida House lawmakers have approved a bill that would lower the state’s threshold for the death penalty and make it one of the few states to allow the death penalty without a unanimous jury recommendation.https://t.co/34DzcuxU2i

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