Florida Set for First Dual Executions in Decades | Jacksonville News

Florida’s Supreme Court has sealed the fate of two death row inmates, clearing the way for their executions on July 28th — the first time the state has carried out multiple executions since 1962. James Duckett, a former cop convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in 1987, has maintained his innocence despite DNA evidence that the court deemed unrebuttable. Meanwhile, 80-year-old Dominick Occhicone, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 1986, had his final appeals denied over concerns about lethal injection drugs, his health, and Florida’s accelerating execution pace. Both men are scheduled to die by lethal injection — Duckett at noon, Occhicone six hours later — amid growing national scrutiny over Florida’s death penalty system and its record-setting pace, with 19 executions already this year. The U.S. Supreme Court remains the last possible check, but for now, the state moves forward. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/229813515f6d6d86