Florida subsequently passes a new capital punishment statute.ġ976 – The Supreme Court reinstates the death penalty when it upholds Georgia’s statute in Gregg v. Timelineġ827 – First known execution in Florida, Benjamin Donica hung for murder.ġ923 – A bill places all executions in Florida under state (rather than local) jurisdiction, and substitutes hanging for the electric chair.ġ972 – The Supreme Court strikes down the death penalty in Furman v. Florida changed execution methods from hanging to electrocution, when it placed executions under state control.
Prior to 1923, executions in Florida were carried out by the county, rather than the state. Florida, and links to charts of the cases that have been decided and cases that are still pending.
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