Alabama Legislature Votes to End Judicial Override

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/6726

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IIRC Florida had similar override provision until very recently, right?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Trivia: When January 1999, his last days on office, Governor Fob James commuted one death sentence (the only such commutation in Alabama since executions there resumed), he later explained it because death sentence was imposed by the judge against jury's recommendation.

[Gass3268]

This both in AL and FL is good news!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/6726

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IIRC Florida had similar override provision until very recently, right?

The issue in Florida was that the death penalty phase only required a majority of the jury until the Florida Supreme Court ruled that was no good. The legislature revised the law to require unanimity for the death penalty phase as well.

[Bojack Horseman]

I can't believe it-progressive legislation coming from freaking ALABAMA of all places? I think the pigs are lined up on the runway awaiting takeoff...

[Antonio the Sixth]

Thank God.

[bmaup1]

I can't believe it-progressive legislation coming from freaking ALABAMA of all places? I think the pigs are lined up on the runway awaiting takeoff...

x D i imagined like pigs as the word cops and that was just hilarious for an image

[KingSweden]

Good call

[TDAS04]

Correct decision.

[RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm]

Title seemed like it was going somewhere else.

Glad to hear this.