.GovRonDeSantis signs bill allowing juries to sentence an inmate to death without unanimous vote
DeSantis, lawmakers, and family members of victims of the Parkland school shooting were outraged after Cruz, who murdered 17 people, was spared the death penalty by a divided jury last year.
"Florida will no longer allow a small handful of activist jurors to derail the full administration of justice when individuals are found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and meet the qualifications for the death penalty," Florida state Rep. Rep. Berny Jacques, of the bill, tweeted on Thursday."Special thanks to the Parkland families who stepped up to help make this happen."Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for murdering 17 people and attempting to murder 17 more.Dr. Ilhan Alhadeff erupts in anger as he gives a victim impact statement describing his daughter, Alyssa, who was murdered in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland shooting.
"While we cannot go back and change the past, we can ensure that no community will ever have to endure the injustice and pain that we did when the Parkland shooter did not receive the death penalty," Pollack said in a statement on Thursday.
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