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Florida's system of capital punishment fails on many fronts

Gerald Kogan Florida's system of capital punishment fails on many fronts By Gerald Kogan, Special to the TimesIn print: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/essays/article652532.eceIn April, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the method of lethal injection utilized by Florida, among other states, does not violate the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. That should not be the end of the conversation. Reasonable men and women of all political affiliations, faiths, and professional backgrounds have disagreed for decades about the morality of executing those who commit heinous crimes. As a former prosecutor, defense attorney, trial judge and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, I have been involved in 1,200 capital cases and can personally attest to the complexity and uncertainty of that debate...continue to full post

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