Florida death row inmate seeks stay of execution seeking DNA evidence in 1996 crime

Attorneys asked the Supreme Court Monday to stay the execution of a Florida death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday for the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of a man who was found nude and emasculated.

Florida death row inmate seeks stay of execution seeking DNA evidence in 1996 crime

TL;DR

  • Attorneys requested a stay of execution from the Supreme Court.
  • The Florida death row inmate is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
  • The conviction is for the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of a man.
  • The victim was discovered nude and emasculated.