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FL H0139
Bill
Status
Failed
4/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jose Rodriguez
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AI Summary
- Requires unanimous jury recommendation for an advisory sentence of death in capital felonies and capital drug-trafficking felonies, effective for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2015
- Mandates that each aggravating circumstance supporting a death penalty recommendation must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by unanimous jury vote
- Requires courts to provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found by the jury
- Instructs juries that aggravating circumstances must outweigh mitigating circumstances to recommend death penalty
- Amends Florida Statutes sections 921.141 and 921.142 governing death penalty sentencing procedures
Legislative Description
Sentencing in Capital Felonies
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
4/28/2015
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee1/8/2015
Full Bill Text
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