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Death penalty
The Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal by Loran Cole, convicted of killing a Florida State University student 3decades ago.
Attorneys for Loran Cole argue his execution should be stayed because of his Parkinson’s disease
Attorneys argue that Florida's lethal injection procedures would cause "needless pain and suffering" from symptoms from Parkinson’s disease.
A condemned killer who was abused at the Dozier School appeals to the Florida Supreme Court
Death Row inmate Loran Cole appealed to the Florida Supreme Court to try to prevent his scheduled Aug. 29 execution.
A man charged is subject to a 2023 law that allows death sentences to be imposed after non-unanimous jury recommendations.
Jeb Bush says he regrets not revamping the death penalty when he was Florida governor
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush regrets not having time when he was in office to reform Florida’s death penalty process.
Groups argue that a change in Florida's death-penalty process unconstitutionally “silences Black voices.”
The Scoop: Mon., November 27, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Death penalty changes in effect Florida judges and lawyers are grappling with what to do in the wake of the latest change to the state’s ever-evolving death penalty system. The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis...
Pinellas County residents protest Florida’s sixth execution this year
More than 27 years after he sexually assaulted and murdered a woman he met at an Escambia County bar, Michael Zack III was put to death by lethal injection last night at Florida State Prison....
Florida Supreme Court refuses to block execution; rejecting Fetal Alcohol claims
The Florida Supreme Court refused to block the execution of Michael Zack, rejecting arguments that he should be spared the death penalty.
Courts grapple with Florida’s death penalty change
A new state law lowering the number of jurors required to recommend death sentences has spurred a rash of litigation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1996 murder of a woman he met in an Escambia County bar.
Statewide vigils protest execution of Duane Owen
Vigils and demonstrations were held across the state on Thursday night to protest the execution of Duane Owen. Listen: A small group gathered on a street corner in Pinellas Park as a part of the...
