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Part of situation: Florida death penalty execution increases (6 clusters)

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withdraws death warrant for inmate

death penalty death warrant execution dementia Florida Governor

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant for William Lee Thompson, marking the first time he has called off an execution since taking office. Thompson, 74, was scheduled to be executed via lethal injection on October 13 for the 1976 murder and kidnapping of Sally Ivester.

While the Governor's office did not provide a specific reason for the withdrawal, Thompson's legal team had argued that he lacked the legal capacity to be executed due to advanced dementia.

The decision does not affect another scheduled execution on the same day. James Robertson, 63, is still set to be executed following his 2008 murder of a cellmate at the Charlotte Correctional Institution.

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Florida · James Robertson · Ron DeSantis · William Lee Thompson

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佛羅里達州長德桑蒂斯取消死刑，因74歲囚犯湯普森患晚期失智症 [www.singtaousa.com]
Ron DeSantis Halts Execution of William Lee Thompson Without Explanation [www.cubaheadlines.com]
Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time [www.kaaltv.com]
Ron DeSantis retira una orden para ejecutar a un prisionero mediante inyección letal - La Opinión [laopinion.com]
德桑蒂斯首次撤回佛州死刑執行令 [www.epochtimes.com]
No corredor da morte desde 1976, preso tem execução revogada - Aventuras na História [aventurasnahistoria.com.br]
Florida suspendió la ejecución de un reo que alegaba demencia severa [rpp.pe]
Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time [www.winnipegfreepress.com]