Attorney: Botched Tennessee execution should ‘force reckoning’ in Florida

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 883

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Thursday, scheduling James Robertson’s execution for Oct. 13, the same day his administration plans to execute William Lee Thompson.

They would be the 17th and 18th executions this year and the second time this year that Florida would execute two inmates on the same day.

The governor’s warrant came just after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee placed a moratorium executions in his state after Tennessee …

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