BREAKING: Florida’s New Death Penalty Law Is Unconstitutional, State Supreme Court Rules —>https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/floridas-new-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-sup?utm_term=.juq9EP2xl3 …
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Still digging through. There's a lot in here. This is very big news.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/floridas-new-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-sup?utm_term=.xnOqrK7WmM#.hiPg2e7woX …
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Timothy Lee Hurst, at the center of January's
#SCOTUS decision, has his case sent back for a new sentencing phase.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/floridas-new-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-sup?utm_term=.xnOqrK7WmM#.hiPg2e7woX …1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes -
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NOTE: There apparently is no decision, at this point, from the Florida Supreme Court on the retroactivity question.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/floridas-new-death-penalty-law-is-unconstitutional-state-sup?utm_term=.nhGQ9BgjPv#.vdxqMZb7yR …
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Nope. Ring was not held to be retroactive under Teague. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-526.ZS.html …
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FL retroactivity law is different though, so it could be retroactive under FL law. (Also: It's likely at least retro to Ring.)
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. Also, I doubt very much that Summerlin would survive the new court, if Florida retroactivity law didn't fix it.
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Well, the Florida Supreme Court ain't overruling it, though.
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