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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anthony Izaguirre

DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned capital punishment in such cases.

DeSantis, a Republican, also signed two other components of his criminal justice legislative package during a ceremony at a policing museum in a city outside Orlando.

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