Not once did I say it did. I was arguing a different point.
He didn't receive the death penalty anyway, the premise is false.
The Death Penalty is decided upon by a jury, imposed by a judge and carried out by a government on a citizen after a person has been found guilty of capital murder generally.
This man was killed on the spot by his victim, whom he assailed in a violent and dangerous manner, which a citizen, especially a Floridan, has the right to do in order to defend himself from death or injury.
This is called a "Justifiable Homicide" and is not similar to the "Death Penalty".