DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling
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By Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed three “anti-crime” bills into law, one of which would make child rapists eligible for the death penalty with the minimum sentence of life in prison without parole.
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A Florida bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions now has the governor's signature, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning capital punishment in such cases.
By Kit Maher, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed three “anti-crime” bills into law, one of which would make child rapists eligible for the death penalty with the minimum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a trio of bills related to a criminal justice legislative package, including one allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions and another aimed at increasing penalties for the sale of fentanyl.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to allow capital punishment for those convicted of raping a child under age of 12, challenging the U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned capital punishment in such cases.
Under the new legislation, prosecutors in Florida can seek the death penalty for an adult who commits sexual battery against a child under the age of 12.
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