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Florida says execution over murder in Ocala National Forest shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptoms
Read full article: Florida says execution over murder in Ocala National Forest shouldn’t be stayed for Parkinson’s symptomsAttorneys for the state of Florida say the execution of a man with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed.
Supreme Court refuses to block Florida execution
Read full article: Supreme Court refuses to block Florida executionThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt the planned execution of Michael Duane Zack, setting the stage for him to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison.
Florida carries out execution of Donald Dillbeck for 1990 murder, attempted carjacking
Read full article: Florida carries out execution of Donald Dillbeck for 1990 murder, attempted carjackingFlorida carried out its first execution in three-and-a-half years on Thursday, executing 59-year-old Donald Dillbeck, who has spent decades on death row.
Navajo man asks to halt execution while seeking clemency
Read full article: Navajo man asks to halt execution while seeking clemencyMitchell was the first Native American sentenced to death since the resumption of the federal death penalty in 1994 and the only Native American awaiting his punishment. (Courtesy Auska Mitchell via AP)WASHINGTON The only Native American man on federal death row is asking a judge to halt his execution until he receives a determination to his clemency petition from the Justice Department and President Donald Trump. Mitchell submitted a clemency petition to the Justice Department after his execution was scheduled earlier this summer. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mitchell was the first Native American sentenced to death since the resumption of the federal death penalty in 1994 and the only Native American currently awaiting execution.
Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virus
Read full article: Judge halts 1st federal execution in 17 years, citing virusA federal judge in Indiana on Friday halted the first federal execution planned in 17 years scheduled three days from now over COVID-19 concerns. Daniel Lee had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on Monday. The injunction delays the execution until there is no longer such an emergency. Lee, 47, of Yukon, Oklahoma, was convicted in Arkansas of the 1996 killings of gun dealer William Mueller, his wife, Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah Powell. The relatives of the victims had pleaded for years that Lee instead should receive the same life sentence as the ringleader in the deadly scheme.