Entries tagged with “Clemente Aguirre”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Jan 10, 2020
Exonerees in Florida, Idaho Murder Cases Initiate Lawsuits for Wrongful Prosecution
In two cases in which the death penalty played a central role, recent exonerees in Florida and Idaho have initiated legal proceedings against government officials, alleging that they were wrongfully prosecuted and…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Oct 28, 2016
Florida Supreme Court Vacates Capital Conviction on Innocence Claim
With newly discovered confessions and DNA evidence pointing to the prosecution’s chief witness as the actual killer, the Florida Supreme Court, on October 27, vacated the capital conviction of death-row prisoner Clemente…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Sentencing Alternatives
,Jan 03, 2024
Overwhelming Percentage of Florida’s Hurst Resentencing Hearings End in Life Sentences
According to new research by the Death Penalty Information Center, 82% of Florida death-sentenced prisoners who completed new sentencing proceedings under Hurst v. Florida (2016) have been resentenced to life in prison without parole. Hurst found Florida’s death penalty scheme unconstitutional, and the Florida Supreme Court subsequently held that new death sentences must be unanimous, necessitating new sentencing hearings. Of the 157 cases DPIC previously identified as…