USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black

The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Kevin Jerome Scott, 25, black, convicted of fatally shooting the owner of a coin laundry, Kristo Binjaku, 45, on June 30, 2007. Scott should spend the rest of his life in prison instead, the court also ruled. While the 1st-degree murder conviction was upheld, the justices ruled 5-2 that the death penalty was a disproportionate punishment. The jury had voted 9-3 in favor of death. (see also July 23, 2009).