The Latest: Supreme Court won’t halt Florida execution
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida execution (all times local):
8:55 p.m.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt the execution of a Florida man convicted in a woman’s 1992 stabbing death.
The justices denied a stay request without comment Thursday night for 55-year-old Jose Antonio Jimenez, several hours past his scheduled 6 p.m. execution. The decision cleared the way for the lethal injection to be carried out at Florida State Prison in Starke.
Jimenez was convicted of th
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