Below is this week’s roundup of relevant capital case developments.
WPBF 07/01/22
The jury in the Parkland shooter’s sentencing trial was sworn in on June 29. Opening statements will begin July 18.
Lincoln Journal Star 07/01/22
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of John Lotter for the 1993 murder of three people.
Tribune Chronicle 07/01/22
Danny Lee Hill’s death sentence was upheld by a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court. Prosecutors will ask the Ohio Supreme Court to set an execution date.
CBS 06/30/22
Two men have been arrested in connection to the smuggling deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer that was abandoned in San Antonio. They could face the death penalty.