Trial
After pleading guilty, Floyd went to trial under the judgment of a Nevada state jury. The jury then delivered the maximum verdict: four consecutive death penalties. The jury also ordered restitution totaling more than $180,000 dollars. Per Nevada law, Floyd's death penalty is automatically appealed, and it currently sits in the federal court system.
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