Public defender describes task of saving man who wants to die
In a decision that shocked even his own legal team, Patrick McDowell told the jury to make him pay for his crime, the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff's deputy.
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In a decision that shocked even his own legal team, Patrick McDowell told the jury to make him pay for his crime, the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff's deputy.
After nearly three hours, Nassau County jurors recommended death for Patrick McDowell, the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a Nassau County Deputy in 2021.
Patrick McDowell confessed to killing Deputy Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop in 2021.
The case against Nassau County deputy killer, Patrick McDowell, is once again set to go before a judge Monday.
Attorneys are calling the changes to Florida’s death penalty law a real problem that could set up years of litigation.