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Florida executes prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting death sentence

James Robertson was supposed to be one of two executions carried out by the state Tuesday, but Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a death warrant last week for William Lee Thompson.

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Anchorage Daily News· Oct 13, 5:16 PMFlorida executes prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting death sentence

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