S0148. Sentencing In Capital Felonies

Florida Legislature. 2013 Regular Session. Senate.

Introduced:
Dec 21, 2012
Last Action:
May 03, 2013
Died in Criminal Justice

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History

Dec 21, 2012: Filed

Jan 11, 2013: Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 16

Jan 11, 2013: Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations

Mar 05, 2013: Introduced -SJ 16

Mar 06, 2013: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed

Mar 06, 2013: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building

Mar 13, 2013: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building

Mar 13, 2013: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed

May 03, 2013: Died in Criminal Justice

Summary

Requiring that an advisory sentence of death be made by a unanimous recommendation of the jury after a defendant's conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony or capital drug-trafficking felony; requiring the court to instruct the jury that, in order for the jury to recommend to the court that the death penalty be imposed, the jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist; requiring that the court provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found, etc.