Gov. Ron DeSantis issued the fifth death warrant of the year for James Duckett, sentenced to death for the 1987 rape and murder of a young girl.

The Florida Supreme Court halted the execution of James Duckett, a former officer convicted of murder, pending DNA testing.

The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl has been temporarily ...

The Florida Supreme Court stayed James Duckett's execution over DNA testing. The former Mascotte police officer is accused of ...

The Florida Supreme Court issued a rare stay of execution on Thursday in James Duckett's case, pending the DNA testing ...

Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant ordering Duckett's execution for March 31. Duckett has for years maintained his innocence ...

A man found guilty of the murder of a 70-year-old store owner was put to death on Tuesday in Florida, marking the state's second execution this year after a record-setting 19 executions in 2025.

STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions ...

Florida has executed its second inmate of the year even as a Supreme Court justice questioned the state's “deeply troubling" record on lethal injections and how it "shrouds its executions in secrecy." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida will send three men to their deaths in March, with the first execution slated for Tuesday. Billy Leon Kearse, who was ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 ...