Man, 76, who kidnapped a 5-year-old faces resentencing

Harrel Braddy, 76, who was convicted in the 1998 death of five-year-old Quatisha Maycock is back in court for resentencing after legal changes to Florida's death-penalty process; jury selection began Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.

Harrel Braddy, 76, is back in court in Miami-Dade County facing resentencing after his earlier conviction in the 1998 death of a five-year-old, Quatisha Maycock. Prosecutors say Braddy kidnapped Quatisha and her mother in November 1998, and the child was later found dead after being left near a stretch of the Everglades known as Alligator Alley. The case has returned to court because changes and rulings on Florida's death-penalty sentencing rules reopened his sentence. What is known: - In November 1998 Braddy is reported to have kidnapped Quatisha Maycock, 5, and her mother, Shandelle, after meeting her at church. - Braddy was convicted of first-degree murder in 2007 and was sentenced to death following a jury trial. - Investigators reported the child was left near Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) and was found dead two days later; an autopsy reported blunt force trauma and evidence of animal feeding after death. - Changes to Florida's death-penalty procedures and subsequent court rulings led to resentencing proceedings, and jury selection in Miami-Dade Circuit Court began Monday. Summary: Braddy's death sentence was reopened because of legal changes and court rulings affecting how death penalties are imposed in Florida. Jury selection has begun for a resentencing hearing, and the ultimate outcome is undetermined at this time.