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Jul 13, 2020
Capital Case Roundup — Death Penalty Court Decisions the Week of July 6, 2020
NEWS (7/9/20) — Florida: The Florida Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of Troy Merck, Jr. Merck had argued that his lawyer had unconstitutionally conceded his guilt over Merck’s objection. The court said there was no concession. According to the decision, “Merck argued that his conviction violates the Sixth Amendment pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in McCoy v. Louisiana … because his appointed trial counsel refused to abide by Merck’s asserted…