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DeSantis withdraws execution order days before scheduled death
Original: ron desantis withdraws execution order
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the execution order for a death row inmate convicted of torturing and murdering a 23-year-old woman, canceling the scheduled death just days before it was due to be carried out. The reversal was made under a little-known legal provision allowing the governor to pull back a signed death warrant, and the move is drawing attention to how execution dates are set and rescinded in the state.
Why now: The last-minute cancellation of an execution by a high-profile governor is unusual and raises questions about the reasoning behind the reversal.
Evidence
- DeSantis withdraws death warrant for convicted murderer, rapist · WFLA
- Killer who tortured and murdered woman, 23, has execution canceled just days before death under little-known law · The Sun
- Florida killer's execution is cancelled after Christa Pike's botched injections · The Mirror
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