After 33 years on death row and three rescheduled execution dates, Michael Ray Lambrix, also known as Cary Lambrix, was executed Thursday at the Florida State Prison near Starke.
Read More »First Person: Why I Wrote To A Death Row Inmate And Watched His Execution
Editor’s note: 57-year-old Cary Michael Lambrix was convicted in 1984 for two first-degree murders of Clarence Moore and Aleisha Bryant in Glades County. Lambrix insisted he was innocent, claiming he killed Moore in self-defense when he found Moore strangling Bryant. He spent 33 years on death row and avoided execution three …
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As of now, 124,000 signatures have been gathered, with at least 600,000 needed by December 31 for the issue to reach the ballot.
Read More »Death Penalty Opponents Protest Asay State Execution
On Thursday Mark Asay was sentenced to death for the 1987 murders of two Jacksonville men, after nearly 30 years of waiting on death row. His case sparked controversy, as some of its circumstances were debated for decades.
Read More »Florida Man To Be Executed For Murders In 1987
Thursday's planned execution of Mark Asay will be Florida's first since the U.S. Supreme Court halted the practice in the state more than 18 months ago. Asay was convicted of two racially motivated, premeditated murders in Jacksonville in 1987.
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The Florida Supreme Court won't take up a case that challenged the right of school districts to hold third-graders back when they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test.
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Gov. Rick Scott's net worth rebounded in 2016, a reversal of fortune after his investments plunged a year earlier, according to annual financial disclosure documents.
Read More »Life On Death Row: Michael Lambrix Has Thrice Avoided Execution
Michael Lambrix has been on death row for 33 years. He was convicted in 1984 for two first-degree murders. He's dodged execution three times.
Read More »Activists Push For Ex-Felon Voter Rights Restoration
After thousands of signatures were rounded up, the Florida Supreme Court will rule on whether it will allow the Voting Restoration Amendment to be on the ballot in the 2018 election.
Read More »Prosecutor Challenges Florida Governor Over Removal From Death-Penalty Cases
Central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala is suing Gov. Rick Scott in federal and state courts over her removal from nearly two dozen death-penalty cases, including the high-profile case of accused cop-killer Markeith Loyd.
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