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October 13, 2026
Florida Executes James Robertson After 2008 Murder of Cellmate
- James Robertson was executed by lethal injection for the 2008 murder of his cellmate, Frank Hart.
- Robertson waived all appeals and sought the death penalty to avoid life imprisonment.
- Florida's execution protocol is under scrutiny following a recent botched execution in Tennessee.
- Governor Ron DeSantis withdrew a death warrant for another inmate, William Lee Thompson, without explanation.
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- Florida Executes First Prisoner Since Botched Injection in TennesseeOct 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM · NYT
- James Robertson execution: Inmate killed by lethal injection days after Christa Pike’s botched killingOct 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM · Independent