2 Executions Scheduled for Same Day in Florida for the First Time in More than 60 Years
The two inmates would be Florida’s 11th and 12th executions this year, and appeals in both cases are expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
- On July 28, Florida will execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time since May 12, 1964. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed death warrants for James Aren Duckett and Dominick Anthony Occhicone at Florida State Prison near Starke.
- Since 1964, when Sie Dawon and Emmett C. Blake were executed via electrocution, the state has not carried out multiple executions in a single day. DeSantis ordered both scheduled for the same July 28 date after lifting a stay on Duckett's case earlier this month.
- Occhicone, 80, was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1986 and would become the second-oldest prisoner executed in modern U.S. history. Duckett, 68, was convicted of murdering 11-year-old Teresa McAbee while serving as a police officer in 1988.
- Duckett's attorney, Mary Elizabeth Wells, called the execution "shameful," arguing that inconclusive DNA test results warrant caution. The Florida Supreme Court lifted Duckett's stay earlier this month, allowing the execution to proceed despite his attorney's continued appeals.
- Appeals in both cases will eventually move to the U.S. Supreme Court before any executions are performed. DeSantis stated his goal is to provide justice for victims' families, saying during a November 2025 news conference that "justice delayed is justice denied.
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On July 28, the state of Florida will carry out two executions. James Aren Duckett and Dominic Anthony Otsicone. The last time two people were executed on the same day was in 1964. The post Florida: Two Executions in One Day After 60 Years – Record Executions in One Year for Governor DeSantis appeared first on in.gr.
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2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years
The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now that a stay has been lifted for a former police officer who had been scheduled to die earlier his year.
Florida Advances July Dual Executions Amid DNA Doubts and Jury Unanimity Concerns
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scheduled the execution of James Aren Duckett for July 28, following the Florida Supreme Court's decision to lift a stay of execution, an action that, combined with the previously scheduled execution of Dominick Occhicone, would constitute the state's first double execution in a single day since 1964.
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