Florida, Alabama Allow Non-Unanimous Death Juries
March 3, 2026·19 days ago·via lawyerherald.com
Florida's Supreme Court just upheld a 2023 law letting juries recommend death by an 8-4 vote, making it the only state with such a low threshold for capital punishment - Alabama requires 10-2. This reverses years of back-and-forth: in 2016, the court demanded unanimity after SCOTUS rulings, but lawmakers flipped it again post-Parkland shooter to ensure justice for heinous crimes. Cases like Jackson v. Florida and Hunt v. Read more about this...