25 March 2017 :

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed Randall Deviney's murder conviction but, citing Hurst v. Florida and Hurst v. State, ordered a new penalty phase. Deviney, 26, White, was convicted of 1st degree and a jury recommended death by an 8-to-4 vote, which was accepted by the court. But last year, the U.S. Supreme Court found the Florida's death penalty sentencing procedure to be unconstitutional because a recommendation did not require a unanimous jury. Deviney was found guilty of killing his neighbor, Delores Futrell, in 2010, but the Florida Supreme Court overturned the ruling. The court determined police coerced Deviney's confession. A 2nd jury found Deviney guilty of 1st degree murder in 2015. (See also 18/03/2010, 11/06/2010, 22/02/2013, 23/07/2015, 14/10/2015).