Column by Raoul Cantero, a former state Supreme Court justice, and Mark Schlakman, of Florida State University's Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. From the column: "Earlier this week the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-0 to pass a bill that would require, in capital-case penalty-phase proceedings, that a jury vote unanimously, rather than by a simple majority, to recommend sentences of death. . . . Beyond the unanimous jury legislation, The Florida Bar Board of Governors recently renewed its support for a comprehensive review of Florida's entire death-penalty process by all branches of government. In 2006, the ABA Florida Death Penalty Assessment Team [. . .] issued a report identifying serious concerns regarding the fairness, accuracy and impartiality of Florida's death-penalty process. . . . Irrespective of whether one supports or opposes capital punishment, a comprehensive review by state officials arguably is long overdue."

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