Florida's death penalty

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Florida’s death penalty law was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Today the state is set to execute a prisoner for the first time in 18 months.

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00:00After careful review and consideration of the new statute, under my administration,

00:05I will not be seeking death penalty in the cases handled in my office.

00:17For the state attorney, I'll have to say she's not going to pursue the death penalty

00:23is an outrage and every citizen should be outraged at her actions.

00:30Florida's death penalty has been the cause of considerable legal chaos,

00:38uncertainty, and turmoil. An analysis of death penalty must be pragmatic.

00:44It must be realistic and not simply theoretical, impulsive, or emotional.

00:49Senate Bill 280, which Governor Scott recently signed that we passed in this legislature last

01:04week, helps to ensure the integrity of our system by requiring jury decisions

01:11for the death penalty be unanimous.

01:19By choosing to seek life sentences over death, we can assure that violent offenders will never be released.

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