Bill Amendment: FL S7068 | 2016 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Sentencing for Capital Felonies

Status: 2016-03-02 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7101 (Ch. 2016-13) [S7068 Detail]

Download: Florida-2016-S7068-Senate_Committee_Amendment_109706.html

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       Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 7068
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 154 - 157
    4  and insert:
    5         (c) If at least 10 jurors determine that the defendant
    6  should be sentenced to death, the jury’s recommendation to the
    7  court shall be a sentence of death. If fewer than 10 jurors
    8  determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death,
    9         Delete lines 385 - 388
   10  and insert:
   11         (c) If at least 10 jurors determine that the defendant
   12  should be sentenced to death, the jury’s recommendation to the
   13  court shall be a sentence of death. If fewer than 10 jurors
   14  determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death,
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   16  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   17  And the title is amended as follows:
   18         Delete lines 16 - 17
   19  and insert:
   20         such a recommendation; requiring a certain
   21         determination by at least 10 jurors to support a
   22         recommendation of a sentence of death; requiring a