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Why did Alex Murdaugh escape the death penalty? Perhaps it's because he's white and rich.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlex Murdaugh received two consecutive life sentences on Friday after he was convicted of committing...
Florida reverts to dangerous non-unanimous death penalty judgement | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday, if you are charged with a crime even as minor as shoplifting, Florida requires a unanimous...
Legislation lowering Florida death sentence threshold nears DeSantis' desk
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTALLAHASSEE — Legislation that would make it easier to get death penalty decisions in Florida is one...
Florida bill would no longer require unanimous jury recommendations in death penalty cases
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTALLAHASSEE — With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers could scrap a requirement that...
Parkland shooting - live: Jury shown more graphic videos in Nikolas Cruz death penalty sentencing...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNikolas Cruz, the man convicted of shooting dead 17 people and injuring 17 others at Marjory...
‘Jurors let us down.’ Parkland school shooter to get life in prison, death penalty rejected
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoNikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school in a mass shooting that shocked the...
'I really messed up': Florida executes death row inmate for first time in nearly four years
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time in nearly four years, Florida executed a man Thursday for a carjacking that led...
Florida Jury Recommends Life In Prison For Parkland School Shooter
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Florida jury on Thursday recommended that Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison for killing...
Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences but may still face death penalty
Politico via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEL PASO, Texas — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a...
50 years ago, North Dakota abolished the death penalty. It's been a controversial choice.
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 5—GRAND FORKS — There were only eight recorded executions in North Dakota before the state officially abolished the death penalty 50 years ago. While the last execution happened more than ...