The jury votes in Florida's 30 death-row exoneration cases.

We know the jury votes for 24 of Florida's 30 death-row exonerees. Almost all of them were non-unanimous, and some even voted for life. Here's the breakdown.

Florida has the highest number of death-row exonerees in the country. Thirty people have been exonerated from Florida’s death row, including the first person exonerated after Furman. More information about each case can be found here.

Of the 30 cases, 25 were “tried since Furman.” For 24 of those 25, we know how the jury voted in recommending the appropriate sentence. (Thank you to FADP for this data.) Here’s how they break down:

*For cases in which there were multiple sentences of death and different jury votes, the highest jury vote for death was included. Also, each case was counted only once. For instance, if a case had one vote of 8-4 and one vote of 7-5, it was counted as one 8-4 case. If a case had two votes of 8-4, it was counted as one 8-4 case.

Under Florida’s post-Hurst statute that required unanimity, only 2 of the 24 cases in which we know the jury vote would’ve been sentenced to death (the unanimous cases). Under the new legislation, 16 of the 24 would’ve been sentenced to death (8-4, 9-3, 10-2, 11-1, and 12-0).

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