justice Raiford, United States
Florida executes James Robertson amid scrutiny of Tennessee attempt
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Florida executions in 2026
Florida executed James Robertson by lethal injection at a state prison in Raiford on Tuesday, the state's 17th execution of 2026. A second planned execution was called off after Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew William Lee Thompson’s death warrant.
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Florida executed James Robertson by lethal injection.
2 of 2 sources“A Florida prisoner who said he killed his cellmate specifically to get on death row was executed Tuesday”
James Robertson was pronounced dead at 12:32pm on Tuesday.
“was pronounced dead after he received a three-shot series of lethal injections”