Discussion

A.
Trends in Imposing Death Sentences

B.
Regional Disparities

C.
Life without
Parole

D.
Public Opinion

E.
Guilty Pleas and Waiver of Jury Recommendations

F.
Overrides

G.
Death Votes and Direct Appeal Decisions

H.
Race Issues

I.
Innocence

J.
The Bigger Picture

TABLES

Table 4

Florida Death Sentencing by Victims' Races 1973-2000

.
Year

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

+++++

1973-75

1976-80

1981-85

1986-90

1991-95

1996-2000

White
Victim

11

24

28

24

26

28

17

25

15

30

34

33

21

37

34

31

24

23

37

26

23

29

21

13

16

18

14

16

++++

63

120

133

149

136

77

Black
Victim

0

1

2

3

0

5

3

3

8

5

4

3

2

3

7

2

8

4

4

4

11

6

11

8

4

4

6

2

++++

3

14

22

24

36

24

% White
Victims

100

24/25 .96

28/30 .933

28/30 .933

100

28/33 .849

17/20 .85

25/28 .893

15/23 .652

30/35 .857

34/39 .872

33/36 .917

21/23 .913

37/40 .925

34/41 .829

31/33 .939

24/32 .75

23/27 .852

37/41 .902

26/30 .867

23/34 .676

29/35 .829

21/32 .657

13/21 .619

16/20 .80

18/22 .819

14/20 .70

16/18 .888

+++++++++

63/66 .995

120/134 .896

133/155 .859

149/173 .861

136/172 .791

77/101 .762

(Excluded)
Other Vic.
[18]

.

1 HV

.

1 HV; 1 MV

1 HV

1 HV; 1 OV

1 OV

3 HV

2 HV

2 HV

.

2 HV

4 HV

3 HV

3 HV; 2 OV

4 HV; 1 OV; 4 MV

3 HV; 3 OV

3 HV

4 HV; 2 MV

1 HV

3 HV; 1 OV

1 HV; 2 OV; 1 MV

3 HV

3 HV; 2 OV

.

1 HV; 1 MV

1 MV

4 OV

++++

.

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.

.

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