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Florida prepares to execute 77-year-old man in 1995 murder case
Original: Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder
Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder. The scheduled execution of an elderly inmate for a killing that took place nearly three decades ago has drawn attention to the state's active use of the death penalty and questions about executing aging prisoners after decades on death row.
Why now: Scheduled executions, especially of elderly inmates in long-old cases, consistently draw public and media debate about the death penalty.
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