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- APRIL 5, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of...
A death row inmate condemned for the 1996 murders of an Air Force technician and her baby must be tried again, the Florida Supreme Court ruled
- MARCH 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death...
A former death row inmate was resentenced to death for a Jacksonville murder at a grocery store seven years ago
- FEBRUARY 28, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors are investigating whether a top Broward...
Prosecutors are investigating whether a top Broward County sheriff's detective made up evidence against Frank Lee Smith, a Fort Lauderdale man who spent 14 years on Florida's death row for a murder he did not commit
- FEBRUARY 15, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction...
The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a man on death row for 16 years and ordered a new trial "without delay
- FEBRUARY 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal...
The Florida Bar's Board of Governors sent a proposal the Florida Supreme Court asking the court to consider the issue of allowing anyone already convicted of a crime to be given 2 years to seek DNA testing
- FEBRUARY 6, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
An Army veteran diagnosed as suffering from Gulf War...
An Army veteran diagnosed as suffering from Gulf War illness was sentenced to death for killing 3 children with a shotgun
- JANUARY 25, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
The brother of US President George W Bush is to re-examine...
The brother of US President George W Bush is to re-examine the case of a Londoner who has been on death row for 14 years
- JANUARY 12, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Federal Judge Norman Roettger has ordered a new evidentiary...
Federal Judge Norman Roettger has ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Florida Death Row inmate Billy Kelley, convicted in 1984 for the 1966 murder of wealthy citrus rancher Von Maxcy
- JANUARY 11, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
An inmate whose execution was stayed in December by...
An inmate whose execution was stayed in December by a Florida Supreme Court busy with presidential election disputes was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison
- JANUARY 9, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A month after a Florida death row inmate was cleared...
A month after a Florida death row inmate was cleared of a murder by a drop of his blood, Gov
- JANUARY 1, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
Florida does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- DECEMBER 15, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Frank Lee Smith, who had been convicted of a 1985 rape...
Frank Lee Smith, who had been convicted of a 1985 rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl, and who died of cancer 11 months ago while still on death row, was cleared of these charges according to an aide to Florida Gov