Second judge rules Florida death penalty law unconstitutional - NEWS

St. Augustine Record
June 10, 2016
     For the second time in a month, a circuit judge has ruled that Florida’s new death-penalty sentencing law is “patently unconstitutional” because it does not require unanimous jury decisions for death to be imposed.
     Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Samantha Ward sided Thursday with defendant Michael Keetley, an ice cream truck driver who was charged with murdering two men and injuring four others in 2010.
Florida lawmakers hurriedly crafted a new death-penalty sentencing process this year, in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in January that overturned the old law because it gave too much power to judges, instead of juries.

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Also see:

• "Second Florida Trial Court Strikes Down State's Death Penalty Statute," Death Penalty Information Center, June 11, 2016