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Florida asks Supreme Court to rule on death penalty law in 13-year-old rape murder case
Florida Attorney General Robert Shevin seeks Supreme Court review of Florida 1972 capital punishment statute in the Learie Alford case. He argues the brutal rape, sodomy and eight gunshot deaths underscore the need for the electric chair and a constitutional ruling. The filing focuses on constitutionality, not trial details, and contrasts Florida with North Carolina on mandatory death sentences.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Supreme Court of the
Shevin
Florida
Learie Leo Alford
West Palm Beach
Federal Supreme Court
Raiford
U.S. District Court
Alford
Ray Marky
Shevi
North Carolina