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TAMPA — A judge has ruled that Hillsborough prosecutors will only need to convince eight jurors, not 12, that Tampa rapper Billy Adams III should receive the death penalty if he is found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Alana Sims. In a three-page order issued last week, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Mark Kiser rejected arguments from Adams’ defense that a new Florida law, which .
The 2nd Annual Tampa Bay Criminal Justice Summit 2023: A Lineup of Influential Voices Shaping the Future of Justice takes place on Saturday, October 21,