Lawyers for a death row inmate in Florida are trying to stay his execution next week, arguing that it would be unconstitutional given the prisoner’s morbid obesity, which could complicate his ...

A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him leniency regarding his execution, scheduled for early next month, because he ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for inmate Edward James, who was sentenced to death in the 1993 murders of a woman and her 8-year-old granddaughter in ...

DeSantis and the Florida legislature then set about radically reshaping the state’s death penalty system. In April 2023, shortly before the Melly trial began, DeSantis signed a bill ending the ...