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FL S0334

Bill

Status

Failed

5/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Thad Altman

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires advisory sentence of death in capital felony cases to be made only by unanimous jury recommendation for offenses committed on or after October 1, 2014.

  • Mandates court instruction that jury must find sufficient aggravating circumstances outweighing mitigating circumstances to recommend death penalty.

  • Requires each aggravating circumstance supporting a death recommendation be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by unanimous jury vote.

  • Requires court to provide special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found by the jury.

  • Applies requirements to both capital felonies under section 921.141 and capital drug-trafficking felonies under section 921.142.

Legislative Description

Sentencing in Capital Felonies

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice

5/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice11/7/2013

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