TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida man on death row for kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in a case that captured the nation's attention will get a new sentencing hearing.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new hearing for Joseph Smith because the jury that recommended the death sentence wasn't unanimous.
Smith, who has been on death row for over a decade, appealed his conviction last year under the state's updated death penalty law.
The 2004 case received national publicity after a Sarasota car wash surveillance camera captured images of Smith grabbing Carlie's arm and leading her away.
Smith was sentenced to death in 2006.
Here's the full decision from the court:
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Reporting from the Associated Press was used for this story.
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