Lawmakers strike political compromise to fix Florida’s death penalty law

The death penalty in Florida is definitely outdated according to an article from the Miami Herald. Lawmakers proposed that the number of people in a jury to recommend the death penalty should be unanimous, but the opposition believe that as few as 9 jurors have the right to recommend death and once they do the defendant would be placed on death row. This dilemma caused a delay of inmates on death row while the lawmakers figured it out. Originally Florida allowed as low as 7 jurors to agree on the death penalty. The new compromise would be that 10 of the 12 jurors will have to vote in favor of the death penalty in order for it to be placed on a defendant. The article said that the House is expected to pass the bill on Thursday and that the Senate should vote next week on the issue. 

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article60853847.html