USA - Florida. The State Senate Criminal Justice Committee has approved a bill for unanimous sentences

The Florida State Senate Criminal Justice Committee has approved a bill (SB 7068) requiring that Florida juries unanimously agree that the defendant should be sentenced to death before the death penalty can be imposed. Both chambers would prohibit a judge imposing the death penalty if the jury recommends life in prison without parole. A judge though could decide on life in prison, even if the jury recommends death. Both chambers are tasked with revising Florida's sentencing process after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current method unconstitutional last month because it allowed a judge to decide independently whether there were necessary aggravating circumstances.