DeSantis made the plea at the Florida Sheriffs Association Winter Conference on Monday. He argued that even a"supermajority" would be better than the required unanimous vote."Fine, have a supermajority. But you can’t just say one person. So maybe eight out of 12 have to agree? Or something. But we can’t be in a situation where one person can just derail this,” DeSantis said, expressing his frustration with the current system.
Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after three of 12 jurors recommended against giving him the death penalty. Currently in Florida, all 12 jurors must vote for the death penalty and a judge must approve it in order for someone to receive capital punishment. DeSantis also said people who would never opt for the death penalty should not be permitted on juries when the matter will be voted on.
"If you will never administer the punishment, you just can’t be on the jury. Our law authorizes it. But you’re in a situation where you have 12 jurors, and just one juror vetoes it, then you end up not getting the sentence," DeSantis said.Florida's current death penalty statute has been in place since 2017. The Supreme Court struck down the previous law, which permitted a simple majority to recommend capital punishment and allowed a judge to override the recommendation.
Bodtma Yes! Americans are polluted with too much wokeism which prevents the vilest criminals from righteous punishment. The wokesters want to spare a murderer from death while praising full term abortions. 🤔
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