Attorneys for Florida death row inmates seek stays of execution from U.S. Supreme Court

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 752

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Barring a last-hour intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, two Florida death row inmates will be executed within hours of each other Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke.

James Aren Duckett, 68, is scheduled to be executed at noon. He has spent more than three decades on death row after being convicted of murdering 11-year-old Teresa McAbee in 1987.

Six hours later, Dominick Occhicone is scheduled to be executed after being convicted of a …

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