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- JANUARY 18, 2001FloridaDEATH PENALTY
An old saying bandied about in courthouses holds that...
An old saying bandied about in courthouses holds that a defendant who acts as his own lawyer has a fool for a client, but Akeem Muhammad's foolishness won him a chance to escape the death penalty for his conviction in a 1995 Broward County murder
- 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
- DECEMBER 7, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Edward Castro, 50, of Latin-American origin was executed...
Edward Castro, 50, of Latin-American origin was executed by lethal injection
- AUGUST 25, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Dan Houser, 30, white, was executed by lethal injection
Dan Houser, 30, white, was executed by lethal injection
- AUGUST 7, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
A Sun-Sentinel poll found that only 45% of Floridians...
A Sun-Sentinel poll found that only 45% of Floridians support the death penalty when offered the sentencing option of life in prison without parole, down from 60% last November
- JUNE 21, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Thomas Provenzano, 51, white, was put to death by lethal...
Thomas Provenzano, 51, white, was put to death by lethal injection in Florida State Prison, Starke
- JUNE 7, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Florida's third death by lethal injection went awry...
Florida's third death by lethal injection went awry and was delayed for 33 minutes as technicians struggled to insert a lethal IV into the veins of a 49-year-old killer
- JUNE 7, 2000FloridaDEATH PENALTY
Bennie Demps, 49, white, was executed by lethal injection...
Bennie Demps, 49, white, was executed by lethal injection in Florida State Prison, near Starke