03 July 2017 :

The Florida Supreme Court is ordering new sentencing hearings for Michael Bargo because a jury did not unanimously recommend the death penalty, in what are now often referred to as "Hurst motions". The state court said anyone sentenced after a 2002 ruling could be eligible for a new sentence. Among those getting a new hearing is Michael Bargo, 25, White, convicted for taking part in a teenager's 2011 torture and slaying. The jury had recommended death by a vote of 10-2 on Aug. 27, 2013 (see) and a judge upheld on Dec. 13, 2013 (see).