Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill ending a requirement that juries need to vote unanimously to recommend capital punishment before a judge in a capital felony trial can sentence a defendant to death
The Republican governor, who is expected to run for his party's 2024 presidential nomination, gave final approval to legislation that authorizes juries in capital cases to recommend the death penalty in the event that four jurors or fewer object. The measure received strong support in the state's Republican-controlled legislature.
Three jurors voted against a death sentence, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, leaving Cruz to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. "Once a defendant in a capital case is found guilty by a unanimous jury, one juror should not be able to veto a capital sentence," he said in a statement.
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