Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill ending a requirement that juries need to vote unanimously to recommend capital punishment.
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Three jurors voted against a death sentence, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, leaving Cruz to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Article content “Once a defendant in a capital case is found guilty by a unanimous jury, one juror should not be able to veto a capital sentence,” he said in a statement.
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