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Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a day
The state would execute an ex-police officer and an 80-year-old inmate after the Florida Supreme Court rejected appeals.
- Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, scheduling lethal injections Tuesday for James Aren Duckett and Dominick Anthony Occhicone at Florida State Prison near Starke.
- Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has accelerated Florida's use of capital punishment since 2025, overseeing a record 19 executions that year and bringing his final two years in office to 31 total executions.
- The Florida Supreme Court denied appeals for both Duckett, a 68-year-old former police officer, and 80-year-old Occhicone last week; Occhicone would become the oldest prisoner executed in Florida's modern history.
- While different states holding executions simultaneously is not uncommon, Florida is the first to perform two in one day since Arkansas in 2017. Grace Hanna, executive director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, called it an "unprecedented escalation."
- DeSantis has stated his goal is to bring justice to victims' families who have waited decades for sentences to be carried out. With another execution scheduled for August, 2026 could become a record-breaking year for the state.
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Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian
Florida has become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in one day, putting to death an ex-police officer convicted of murder and only the second octogenarian known to receive a lethal injection in modern…
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