January 25
FLORIDA:
2 Jacksonville men facing the death penalty in 2 separate murder cases1 man
has been charged with shooting and killing a woman in front of her child.
The State Attorney Office said the death penalty is still on the table for 2
Jacksonville men accused of murde
Nov. 18
FLORIDA:
Man Faces Death Penalty For Killing Ex-Girlfriend, 3 Others
A Florida man is facing a possible death sentence after being convicted of
killing of his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend and her parents.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that 32-year-old Adam Matos was found gu
Sept. 5
FLORIDAimpending execution
Thoughts From Man Set To Be Executed Next In Florida
Michael Lambrix is set to be executed on Oct. 5.
He was next in line to be executed when a U.S. Supreme Court decision threw
Florida's death penalty into limbo. He was 1 of 2 death row inmates
August 30
FLORIDA:
Judge denies motion to take death penalty off table for man accused of killing
16-year-old with car
Attorneys representing Sanel Saint Simon went before a judge Monday seeking to
have the death penalty taken off the table in his case due to the ongoing fight
betwee
August 25
FLORIDAexecution
Florida carries out 1st execution in 18 months with new drug
Florida executed its 1st death row prisoner in 18 months on Thursday with a new
drug never before used in the United States, the Department of Corrections
said.
Inmate Mark Asay died at 6:22
June 14
FLORIDA:
Florida conservatives are rethinking the death penalty
A network of conservatives who are questioning the alignment of capital
punishment with their conservative principles are holding a news conference to
officially announce the group's formation.
The press confer
May 14
FLORIDA:
Justice delayed is justice denied. Again.
The perpetrator of biggest mass murder in Polk County's history will get
another chance to sidestep the death penalty, thanks to a Florida Supreme Court
ruling from last week.
Nelson Serrano, now 78, was convicted of shooting
Jan. 16
FLORIDA:
Ending death penalty is right in every way
There are a myriad of compelling reasons for abolishing the death penalty in
the United States. What are we waiting for?
I'm no bleeding heart. I worked in Dade County Homicide for 16 of my 30 years
on the job, and saw it a
Jan. 10
FLORIDA:
State waits out death penalty legislation
The state dismissed a murder charge Monday against an inmate accused of beating
his cellmate to death amid concerns about procedures used in the death penalty.
The Office of the State Attorney released a statement Monday s
Nov. 1
FLORIDA:
Girl, 1, starves to death: State seeks death penalty vs. father
The State Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty for Alejandro Aleman,
the man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 13-month-old
daughter.
Aleman's defense attorney Michael Salnick
Oct. 17
FLORIDA:
Defense attorneys not surprised by Florida Supreme Court's decision to require
unanimous verdicts in death penalty case
Attorney Bill Sheppard said he was "dumbfounded" by a change in the death
penalty law made by Florida legislators in March.
Ann Finnell said she d
Sept. 13
FLORIDA:
State to seek death penalty on man accused of killing girlfriend, her
uncle2 killed July 7 in Southside mobile home park; suspect arrested in
Georgia
A man accused of killing his girlfriend and her uncle on the Southside in July
will face the death penalty if co
June 7
FLORIDA:
Florida's death penalty fix draws more scrutiny from justices
The Florida Supreme Court continued to wrestle Tuesday with effects stemming
from the state's death penalty system being declared unconstitutional by the
nation's high court.
Florida lawmakers attempted t
Oct. 27
FLORIDA:
Death sought for Andre Luciano in Lake Mary dry cleaner slaying
The Brevard-Seminole State Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty
against a man accused of murdering a woman in her Lake Mary dry cleaning shop
and fleeing the scene in her car, court records show.
July 2
FLORIDA:
'Big Tony' Guilty in 2001 Slaying of Fla. BusinessmanThe reputed mobster is
convicted of 1st-degree murder
Reputed mobster Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello was convicted of 1st-degree
murder Wednesday in the 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman
duri
Aug. 13
FLORIDA:
2 plead guilty in Dunkin Donuts robbery cases
2 members of a gang that terrorized Dunkin Donuts and other stores in Broward
and Palm Beach counties in 2008 pleaded guilty to attempted murder, robbery and
other charges, avoiding a trial that would have gotten under way
June 27
FLORIDA:
Jury recommends death penalty in FSU student killing
A jury recommended the death penalty for Kentrell Johnson.
The same jury convicted him for the 1st-degree murder and kidnapping of Vincent
Binder, a graduate student at Florida State.
Authorities found Binder's body
Feb. 20
FLORIDA:
Top corrections officer lifts the lid on secretive execution process -
including how all officials try out the death chamber to ensure 'most comfort'
for inmates
Timothy Cannon, who is present at every execution in Florida, has revealed
details about executions durin
Jan. 31
FLORIDA:
'Red-truck' killer Jermaine 'Bugsy' LeBron loses death-penalty appeal He
was convicted in the 1995 shooting of 22-year-old Larry Neal Oliver Jr.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday denied an appeal from killer Jermaine
LeBron, who was convicted in the 1995 shot
Jan. 7
FLORIDAdeath row inmate dies
Inmate awaiting execution for murder of Miami cop dies on death row
Robert Patten, whose murder of rookie Miami police officer Nathaniel Broom in
September 1981 landed him on death row, has died in prison of natural causes.
The 56-year-old had
Dec. 4
FLORIDA:
Florida man pleads not guilty in Facebook killing case; no decision by state on
death
A Florida man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 1st-degree murder charges in the
fatal shooting of his wife, whose bloody corpse was later depicted in photos he
posted on Facebook.
T
Oct. 1
FLORIDAimminent execution
Miami killer Gore, facing execution, shuns last-meal pizza
Hours before he was to be executed by lethal injection, Miami killer Marshall
Lee Gore shunned a pepperoni-and-sausage pizza and instead drank only a
Coca-Cola for his last meal.
Gore is sla
Aug. 17
FLORIDAfemale faces death penalty
New trial date for Julie Schenecker, New Tampa mother accused of killing
teenage kids
A judge on Friday delayed the trial date for Julie Schenecker, the New Tampa
woman accused of fatally shooting her 2 children in 2011.
Hillsborough
May 8
FLORIDA:
Attorney told by judge he must represent death row inmate
A Jacksonville attorney is scrambling today after being told that he must
represent condemned prison guard killer William Van Poyck even though he says
he has neither the expertise nor the resources needed to nav
March 5
FLORIDA:
Dontae Morris jury selection continues in Orlando
Round 2 of jury selection began Tuesday in the 1st murder trial of Dontae
Morris, accused of killing 5 men, including 2 Tampa police officers in June
2010.
In some ways it will be no different than any Tampa murder tr
Oct. 23
FLORIDAlate stay of impending execution
Federal court issues new stay blocking Fla. execution of mass killer; state
files appeal
A federal appeals court on Tuesday night blocked the scheduled execution of a
mass killer convicted of 8 slayings that jolted South Florida in t
Oct. 22
FLORIDAnew death sentence
Jury recommends death in professor's murder
A jury has recommended a stiff sentence for the cold-blooded killer who
assassinated a Nova professor and tortured his family. They said he deserves to
die for his crimes, but the final say will be up to
March 23
FLORIDA:
Death row inmate loses appeal in Volusia CountyRoger Cherry loses death
sentence appeal
A man who killed a 77-year-old DeLand woman in 1986 will not get off death row,
a Circuit Court judge in Volusia County ruled today.
Roger Cherry, 60, had sought to have hi
July 31
FLORIDA:
Murder trial gets jury restart
Court officials ran out of juror candidates 2 weeks ago when they first
attempted to try Kenneth Ray Jackson on charges of raping, killing and torching
a Seffner woman in 2007.
After starting with 60 people, prosecutors and defense atto
Sept. 11
FLORIDA:
FLORIDA - KILLING MENTALLY ILL IS NO SOLUTION
The death penalty has one so called social purpose and that is to deter
prospective offenders from commiting any future crimes. Though this is
questionable in itself, and debatable in more ways than one, what is more
frighte
May 20
FLORIDA:
Jury picked in death penalty case
As the work day ended at the courthouse annex Tuesday, attorneys on either
side of the Stacy Brown death penalty case were close to whittling a pool
of 60 perspective jurors to a panel of 12.
Opening arguments will be the next step in try
Sept. 12
FLORIDA:
Attorneys: Not so fast lifting stay
Attorneys for a death row inmate asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday
to send a case back to a lower court because a judge discussed the case
with the St. Petersburg Times.
Circuit Judge Carven Angel of Ocala told the newspaper Mo
Nov. 28
FLORIDA:
Prosecutor: Smith should be executed Defense blames drug addiction
for Brucia murder
A former auto mechanic should be executed because he killed Carlie Brucia
in order to cover up evidence that he had kidnapped and raped the
11-year-old girl, a prosecutor said Monday.
Sept. 26
FLORIDA:
Jury To Hear Closing Arguments In Triple-Murder Case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to make closing arguments
this afternoon in the 1st-degree murder trial of Chip Carter, accused of
gunning down his girlfriend, her boyfriend and her daughter 3 years ago.
April 18
FLORIDA:
Man Is Charged With Killing Florida Girl, 13
A registered sex offender confessed to killing a 13-year-old girl who
disappeared a week ago, saying he got into an argument with her and choked
her in her house, the sheriff said Sunday.
David Onstott, 36, was charged with 1s
March 30
FLORIDA:
New sentencing for only woman on Florida's death row
Citing a flawed defense, a judge has granted a new sentencing hearing for
the only woman on Florida's death row.
Virginia Larzelere, 52, of Edgewater was sentenced to die for scheming to
get at her husband's insurance
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