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Florida's Death Penalty Laws and Practices

Updated 2026-08-31 13:25 UTC 1 source Negative

Florida has been criticized for its death penalty laws, including non-unanimous juries and seeking death sentences in cases involving sexual battery against children under age 12.

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The state of Florida has been dogged in its determination to become the death penalty capital of the nation. It allows non-unanimous juries to impose death sentences. It allows prosecutors to seek such sentences for people convicted of sexual battery against children under age 12. And in 2025, it pa
2026-08-31 13:00 UTC
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