DeSantis approves changes to Florida's death penalty laws.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill reducing the number of jurors needed to recommend a death sentence from 12 to 8, eliminating the requirement for unanimous jury decisions for death sentences. The bill was prompted by a jury's decision last year to not hand the death penalty to Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. The move left some family members of the victims disappointed and upset. The new law is expected to be challenged immediately and could lead to more wrongful convictions, according to anti-death penalty groups.
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