In an unpublished unanimous decision issued today, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Allred’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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Late yesterday, a Miami-Dade County jury determined that Tavares Calloway will be resentenced to life in prison without parole after over a decade on death row.

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Last week, a Polk County jury determined that David Murdock should be sentenced to life in prison without parole. However, the jury's penalty phase verdict form suggests that may not have been the jury's original determination.

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According to Florida Department of Corrections records, former #Florida death row prisoner Willie James Hodges died in DOC custody last week.
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Deceased: Willie James Hodges. DOC records show that former Florida death row prisoner Willie James Hodges died last week less than 3 years after being resentenced to life in prison without parole. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/deceased-wil… Tracking Florida's Death Penalty Melanie Kalmanson FADP #deathpenalty

Last week, a Volusia County jury unanimously recommended that James Guzman be resentenced to death. This was his fourth sentencing proceeding.

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Part I of a new series from Tracking Florida's Death Penalty, Execution by Jury Override, that will review the cases of those executed in Florida as a result of jury override. Part I: Ernest John Dobbert, Jr. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/execution-by… Melanie Kalmanson FADP #deathpenalty

Miami judge disqualifies prosecutors from Corey Smith's case for unethical conduct. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/miami-judge-… Tracking Florida's Death Penalty Melanie Kalmanson FADP #Florida #deathpenalty

Yesterday, a Miami Judge disqualified two prosecutors from Corey Smith's case for unethical conduct.

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Yesterday, a Broward County jury recommended by a vote of 9-3 that Ault be resentenced to death.

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New from Tracking Florida's Death Penalty: How the 386 people who were on Florida’s death row when Hurst was decided were sorted based on the Florida Supreme Court’s post-Hurst framework. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/more-hurst-r…

Florida Non-Unanimity Graphics from Tracking Florida's Death Penalty. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/more-hurst-r… Melanie Kalmanson FADP #deathpenalty

SCOTUS sets oral argument on case challenging 'evolving standards of decency.' City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is set for oral argument on April 22, 2024. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/scotus-sets-… Tracking Florida's Death Penalty Melanie Kalmanson FADP

Death-Row Exoneree Robert DuBoise settles with City of Tampa. The Tampa City Council voted unanimously to approve a settlement for $14 million to resolve a pending federal civil rights lawsuit. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/exoneree-rob… Tracking Florida's Death Penalty Melanie Kalmanson FADP Witness to Innocence #deathpenalty

This week, the City of Tampa approved a $14 million settlement for Robert DuBoise, who spent 37 years wrongly incarcerated.

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Despite finding the State Attorney’s behavior “dishonest and unethical,' the Eleventh Circuit denied Florida death-row prisoner Harry Phillips' request for habeas relief. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/eleventh-cir… Tracking Florida's Death Penalty Melanie Kalmanson FADP #deathpenalty