[Lonesome in Massachussets]

The Florida death penalty (along with most other U.S. death penalty laws) was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1972 and anyone convicted prior to that date could not be executed.

Supreme Court Overturns Most Death Penalty Laws

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You are correct. I am talking about convictions and sentencing after the 1972 decision. If you look at the current Florida Death Row roster, there are condemned murderers sitting on Death Row now who have been there for over 35 years, some who did their killing in the 60’s but were convicted and sentenced years later.