For the second year in a row, Florida lawmakers will attempt to fix the state’s death penalty sentencing scheme in response to court rulings finding that the process is unconstitutional.
Incoming Senate President Joe Negron, who will take over as head of the Senate after the November elections, told The News Service of Florida on Tuesday that lawmakers will have to redress the issue of jury unanimity, at the heart of rulings Friday by the Florida Supreme Court, when they reconvene next year.
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