Supreme Court to Take on Florida's Death Penalty System
Categories: Legal Insight
According to the U.S.
News and World Report, the Supreme Court is examining whether Florida's sentencing scheme
for capital cases is constitutional. The high court will look at the role
of judges and juries in sentencing for capital punishment cases in Florida.
The case, Hurst v. Florida, involves the sentencing of a man found guilty
of murdering his coworker in a Popeye's fried chicken restaurant in
1998. The Supreme Court's rule will undoubtedly affect other capital
punishment cases in Florida, which has the second largest death row in
the country.