'Buried alive case' defendant wished for more character witnesses
‘Buried alive’ defendant Tiffany Cole, who may return to death row, ‘can’t believe’ more people didn’t testify on her behalf
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‘Buried alive’ defendant Tiffany Cole, who may return to death row, ‘can’t believe’ more people didn’t testify on her behalf
Cole’s death sentence was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court in 2017 because it was not a unanimous verdict. A newly-comprised court reversed that decision.
Defendant in buried alive case oversaw creation of death pit, prosecutor says
The Pensacola area plays a big role in Florida's Death Row. The first woman to executed was a Gulf Breeze woman, while the 3 women on death row today includes a Pensacola woman.
A 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated Florida’s death penalty process. As a result, the state has been forced to revisit all death sentences since 2002.