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Gov. Rick Scott on public records, the death penalty and state parks
Gov. Rick Scott defended his administration’s public records policy to a roomful of newspaper executives at the Florida Press Association and Florida Society of Newspaper Editors annual meeting in St....
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High Court postpones August execution, orders hearing on new drug
The Florida Supreme Court has stayed the execution of convicted cop killer Manuel Valle for nearly one month and ordered a hearing on a new lethal injection drug before it can be used. Valle’s was the...
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Miami judge signs off on Florida’s new lethal injection drug
A Miami judge this morning ruled that Florida corrections officials can use a new drug as part of the lethal injection “cocktail,” setting the stage for a Supreme Court show-down later this month. The...
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Supreme Court signs off on new lethal injection drug; execution a go
The Florida Supreme Court approved a new lethal injection drug and removed a stay on the execution of cop-killer Manuel Valle. The court unanimously ruled that the use of the new drug – pentobarbital –...
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Federal court postpones Manuel Valle execution
A federal court in Atlanta has postponed the execution of convicted cop killer Manuel Valle until at least Thursday. It’s the second time since Gov. Rick Scott signed Valle’s death warrant – the only...
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Valle execution back on
Gov. Rick Scott scheduled Sept. 28 as the date for the execution of convicted Miami-Dade cop killer Manuel Valle. Valle’s execution has been put off twice this summer, first by the Florida Supreme...
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Scott sets execution for Oba Chandler
Gov. Rick Scott signed a death warrant- his second since taking office in January – for Oba Chandler, convicted of murdering a mother and her two daughters more than two decades ago. Scott ordered...
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Scott issues temporary stay of execution for killer to determine if he is insane
From The Associated Press: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is asking a panel of psychiatrists to determine whether a convicted murderer is insane. Scott on Wednesday agreed to temporarily...
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Expedited death penalty process on its way to Gov. Scott
Death Row inmates would get executed faster under a measure on its way to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. The Senate approved the bill (HB 7083) with a 28-10 vote this afternoon despite the objections of some...
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Death Row lawyers and inmates challenge new fast-track death penalty law
Attorneys representing Death Row inmates have filed a challenge to a law aimed at speeding up executions, saying the “Timely Justice Act” unconstitutionally usurps the Supreme Court’s powers and...
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Former Palm Beach County jurists urge court to convert death sentences to life
Former Florida Justice Harry Lee Anstead A pair of former Palm Beach County jurists are among those filing a brief Tuesday urging the Florida Supreme Court to order that life sentences be imposed on...
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Justices struggle with case that could empty Florida’s Death Row
Assistant Public Defender David Davis A case which could change the fate of all 390 inmates on Florida’s Death Row prompted a range of questions Thursday from state Supreme Court justices. The court...
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Florida Supreme Court removes two longtime inmates from Death Row
Florida Supreme Court building, Tallahassee A week after the Florida Supreme Court effectively halted executions in the state indefinitely, justices Thursday removed two longtime inmates from Death...
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