Florida prisoner Mark Dean Schwab was executed on July 1, 2008, exactly 16 years after he was convicted of the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Junny Rios-Martinez Jr.. He was killed by lethal injection.
Stay of Execution
In December of 2006, Florida prisoner Angel Diaz was executed by lethal injection, but required a second injection before expiring 34 minutes after the process began. The incident led Governor Jeb Bush to suspend all pending executions until Florida's execution methods were further investigated.New York Times: Executions to Resume in Florida (July 19, 2007)
After revisions were made to Florida's execution methods, Schwab's execution was scheduled for November 15, 2007. Just hours before the execution, a federal judge granted Schwab a stay of execution pending a Supreme Court investigation into the constitutionality of lethal injection.New York Times: Judge Stays Execution, Citing Case Under Review (November 15, 2007)
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Killed by lethal injection Tuesday
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Had already served time for rape of a 13-year-old boy
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Became the 65th execution in Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976
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