Florida recently amended its death penalty statute to allow for a non-unanimous jury decision on whether to impose the death sentence. Governor DeSantis also signed into law a statute the permits the death penalty for aggravated sexual assault of the child under 12. Both statutes are certain to be challenged on constitutional grounds.
On this episode, Melanie Kalmanson joins me to discuss the new laws and how they they might play out when they reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Melanie is an associate at Quarles where she concentrates her practice on commercial litigation and appellate representation. She clerked for Justice Pariente on the Supreme Court of Florida for 2-1/2 years. Melanie has a fantastic substate called Tracking Florida’s Death Penalty. It is packed with information about capital sentencing in Florida. Her scholarship, which includes several law review articles, focuses on constitutional issues related to capital sentencing. Melanie has written for Slate and has op eds on the capital sentencing in the Orlando Sentinel, the Miami Herald, The Sun Sentinel, and other news publications.
Capital Sexual Battery Law
8-4 Law
DPIC: Laws permitting the death penalty for crimes other than murder by state.
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