Entries tagged with “Melanie Kalmanson”
Executions
Upcoming Executions
,Aug 14, 2024
Florida’s Governor DeSantis Schedules First Execution of 2024 for Dozier Reform School Survivor After 10-Month Execution Hiatus
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Jun 03, 2024
Amicus Briefs Submitted to Florida Supreme Court Describe Non-Unanimous Sentencing Law as a “Quintessential Game of Chance”
Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee,…
Issues
Jan 03, 2024
Overwhelming Percentage of Florida’s Hurst Resentencing Hearings End in Life Sentences
#### New Non-Unanimity Law Creates Chaos in Remaining Cases 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…