by Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi PA | May 30, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Death Penalty
In 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Hurst v. Florida, held that Florida’s death penalty sentencing scheme violated one’s Sixth Amendment right because a jury must find the aggravating factors necessary for imposing a death sentence as opposed to solely...
by Law Offices of Paul D. Petruzzi PA | Oct 25, 2016 | Criminal Defense, Death Penalty
Earlier this month, the Florida Supreme Court struck down the state’s death penalty law because the law didn’t require jurors to be unanimous (i.e., 12 out of 12 jurors ) when imposing the punishment. State legislators had rushed to fix the law earlier this year after...
