Florida High Court Rejects Daubert Issue But Vacates Death Sentence On Other Law

Mealey's (March 13, 2017, 1:31 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Although the Florida Supreme Court on March 9 rejected a convicted man’s argument that his death sentence is unconstitutionally arbitrary as a result of the Florida Legislature’s adoption of the standard in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., it vacated the death sentence based on other case law and remanded for a new penalty phase (Charles L. Anderson v. State of Florida, No. SC12-1252, Charles L. Anderson v. Julie L. Jones, et al., No. SC14-881, Fla. Sup.; 2017 Fla. LEXIS 508)....