Kalmanson on The Demographics of Florida's Death Penalty

Monday, January 28, 2019

Melanie Kalmanson has posted The Demographics of Florida's Death Penalty on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

Florida, a long-time leader in capital punishment in the United States, is home to one of the largest death row populations in the country. Thus, understanding Florida’s capital sentencing—both before and after the recent paradigm shift with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hurst v. Florida — is important in understanding capital punishment nationwide. This Article reviews the demographics of Florida's death row population — race, age, gender, etc. — as well as the proportionality by which defendants are sentenced to death and ultimately executed. Further, in light of recent jurisprudential developments regarding the constitutionality of Florida's death penalty, namely the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hurst v. Florida and the Supreme Court of Florida’s decision on remand in Hurst, this Article examines Florida's death row population under the Hurst-related framework — including the distribution of jury votes recommending death before Hurst required a unanimous jury verdict.

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