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Reviewing three decades of the death penalty in the Sunshine State

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article, headlined "Fla. marks 30 years since death penalty's return," reviews some of Florida's notable capital punishment experiences over the last three decades. Here are snippets from the article, which highlights that Florida has had some of the biggest problems with execution methods: Three decades have past since Florida resumed executions when John Spenkelink was strapped into Old Sparky and electrocuted, the nation's first involuntary execution after a Supreme Court ban was lifted. Since then, the state has executed another 64 men and two women. Florida has changed its execution method from the electric chair to lethal injection and the conflict over the death penalty remains as heated as it was 30 years ago. There have been several botched executions and former Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 24, 2009 (boomark / email).