Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1750
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/26/2013 09:31 AM       .                                
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       Senator Soto moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 995 and 996
    4  insert:
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    6         Section 20. Effective for an offense committed on or after
    7  October 1, 2013, an advisory sentence of death must be made by a
    8  10 to 2 super majority recommendation of the jury. The court
    9  shall instruct the jury that, in order for the jury to recommend
   10  to the court that the death penalty be imposed, the jury must
   11  find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which
   12  outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist. The court
   13  shall further instruct the jury that each aggravating
   14  circumstance used to support the jury’s recommendation of death
   15  must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by a 10 to 2 super
   16  majority vote. The court shall provide a special verdict form
   17  for each aggravating circumstance found.
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   19  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   20         And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete line 99
   22  and insert:
   23         appointment; requiring that an advisory sentence of
   24         death must be made by a 10 to 2 super majority
   25         recommendation of the jury after a specified date;
   26         requiring the court to instruct the jury on various
   27         matters; repealing ss. 924.058, 924.059, and