FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The legal team for James Duckett, previously scheduled for execution on Tuesday, March 31, issued the following statement after the Florida Supreme Court declined to lift the stay of execution: “We are relieved that the court has intervened to halt this execution and allow time to consider Mr. Duckett’s request for…
I have important and exciting news to share: James Duckett will not be executed under the current death warrant. Here’s what happened: The circuit court denied further DNA analysis (as we shared last night). Today, the State asked the Florida Supreme Court to lift the stay of execution. Instead, the Court ordered briefing that extends…
This afternoon, the circuit court denied Jim Duckett access to the underlying DNA data from recent testing, even though the State’s own testing was inconclusive. The State should not get to block further analysis because it fears what the evidence might show. Here’s what happened: The DNA testing did not produce a definitive result The…
