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Man convicted in 2013 St. Petersburg houseboat murders asks for life sentence

By Lesley Cosme Torres,

13 days ago
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Reynaldo Figueroa-Sanabria, center, convicted in the 2013 stabbing deaths of John Travlos and Germana Mori, appeared in court for his new penalty trial to ask for a life sentence in Clearwater on Monday. The Florida Supreme Court struck down his death sentence last year after the court said the judge had misinformed Figueroa-Sanabria about his options for representation. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]

When a man was convicted of the 2013 murders of two people on a St. Petersburg houseboat, jurors recommended he die by lethal injection.

But last year, the Florida Supreme Court overturned his sentence and ordered that the case return to trial court for a new penalty trial.

The trial to decide whether he is to be executed began Monday.

Reynaldo Figueroa-Sanabria, wearing a baggy red jail uniform, was represented by Keith Hammond and Daniel Hernandez.

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