FORT LAUDERDALE – Tears were flowing in a Broward courtroom Wednesday as Jason Banegas‘ defense team ramped up efforts to avoid execution. Banegas, who was
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Defense addressing jury in penalty phase of man who killed Hollywood police officer in 2021
The defense is addressing the jury in the penalty phase for a man convicted of killing a police officer in Hollywood in 2021. Jason Banegas
Penalty phase begins as jury weighs death sentence for Jason Banegas in killing of Hollywood officer
Testimony is underway in the penalty phase of the Jason Banegas murder case. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty in October to shooting and killing Hollywood police
Lester Holt drops a podcast taking a look at the case of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson.
NBC News’ Lester Holt is dropping a new Dateline podcast on Monday, taking a look at the high-profile death row case of Robert Roberson. Roberson,
Florida’s new law allows death penalty for some child sex trafficking cases
A South Florida woman who survived sex trafficking as a teenager is reacting to Florida’s new law that allows life in prison or even the
DeSantis signs execution order for man convicted of 1992 triple murder
Continuing to quickly order executions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three people in 1992 in
Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother
A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday
Florida lawmakers push for mandatory death penalty in immigration crackdown
TALLAHASSEE – Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences under bills advanced Wednesday by key House and Senate
Effort to halt Florida inmate’s execution goes to U.S. Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE – After losing at the Florida Supreme Court, attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford this weekend quickly asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt
Florida loss of life penalty in child rapes to get impact
CBS News Miami Stay TALLAHASSEE – A new legislation that could guide to imposing the dying penalty on men and women who rape children under