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Florida Set for Dual Executions | San Antonio News
Florida is set to execute two men on the same day for the first time in over 60 years, a move that underscores Governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive stance on capital punishment in his final months in office. James Duckett, 68, convicted of murder in 1987, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, convicted of double homicide in 1986, face lethal injection despite last-minute appeals denied by the state Supreme Court. Duckett’s team questions DNA evidence handling, while Occhicone’s lawyers argue his advanced age could make execution cruel and unusual. Both cases remain pending before the U.S. Supreme Court…
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