25 July 2017 :

A jury sentenced Larry Perry, 33, Black, to death for killing his 3-month-old son. On July 13, the jury found that what Perry did in killing his son, Ayden, on Feb. 13, 2013, warranted being found guilty of murder. It was more than the lesser charge of manslaughter that he plead guilty to before the jury deliberated. Perry said he didn't remember anything that happened the day Ayden died, but he told jurors that he snapped because the boy wouldn't stop crying. He said the baby's mother had been arrested earlier in the month on a drug charge, and she was the one who was able to keep the boy quiet, but he was alone with the child that night. Prosecutors dismissed his claim that he was under a lot of stress, saying that he never sought help. Perry’s case is one of 24 that Gov. Rick Scott took away from Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala after she announced she will not seek the death penalty. Ayala sued to get the cases back and is now waiting for the Florida Supreme Court to decide whether Scott had the authority to take the cases away. Another hearing will be held on Oct. 13, and unless there is added testimony, Ninth Circuit Judge Jon B. Morgan will formally sentence him.