The problem here is that these state court judges in Florida have not handled this case properly. They've made numerous apalling errors and there may be corruption and bribery involved here. This kind of case belongs in Federal court where it can get a proper hearing with appropriate legal guidelines. That may also be true of death penalty cases where numerous people have been erroneously convicted of capital crimes. Just wait until someone in your family is on trial for their life in some corrupt rural country and your family member is being wrongly convicted and killed by a single judge. What will you say then? It's easy to let someone else's daughter be killed by one thug in a black robe.
If the parents agreed with the husband in name only, I don't think this life or death battle would be an issue now.
This does not belong in the legislature. This is a family matter. You mean to tell me that all 19 judges are corrupt in this case?
Under that scenario, one could demand a trial by jury. In this case, the judge has become both the finder of fact and law...very dangerous if the judge is either (a) incompetent or (b) corrupt.