“Juror X spoke to a support staff member and informed the support staff member that during deliberations she received what she perceived to be a threat from a fellow juror while in the jury room,” the state’s filing says. “The State did not call Juror X back and instead, filed a Notice to the Court.”
In reviewing each count, the jury agreed that Cruz was guilty of the shooting. However, the three jurors believed that “mitigating factors” — in this case, Cruz’s mental illness — outweighed the evidence to justify the death penalty. In 2016, the guideline for a jury to recommend the death penalty in Florida was changed from a majority vote to a unanimous vote; juror Johnson called the change “a huge flaw.
“I do respect the decision of everyone’s vote, including the ones that made the life vote, but at the same time, I would have preferred more cooperation, more involvement,” Johnson told the New York Times. “I’m not happy with the result.” Foreman Thomas stated similar, “I don’t like how it turned out, but… that’s how the jury system works.”
Huh. The men didn’t like not having the final say?
Letting him rot in prison way better punishment
That monster deserved the death penalty, I don’t blame the parents for being outraged at the verdict.