Florida carries out execution amid scrutiny over botched Tennessee attempt
Summary
Florida executed James Robertson by lethal injection, marking the state's first execution since a failed attempt in Tennessee. Another planned execution was canceled after the Florida governor withdrew the death warrant due to concerns about the inmate’s mental health.Key Facts
- James Robertson, 63, was executed for the 2008 killing of his cellmate at a Florida prison.
- Robertson was pronounced dead at 12:32 pm after receiving three lethal injection drugs.
- This was Florida’s 17th execution in 2026, continuing an aggressive schedule under Governor Ron DeSantis.
- A second execution for William Lee Thompson was canceled after DeSantis withdrew the death warrant, citing possible insanity.
- Thompson’s lawyers say he has dementia and disoriented beliefs about who is president.
- Florida uses a three-drug lethal injection: a sedative, a paralytic, and a drug to stop the heart.
- The 30 September failed execution in Tennessee involved Christa Pike and increased scrutiny of the death penalty procedures.
- Robertson waived his appeals and pleaded guilty to the murder to get on death row.
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