Florida Governor Receives Threatening Letter
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Associated Press
Published: Fri, June 27, 2008 - 4:10 pm
an eleven-year-old boy lost an appeal today seeking to halt his
upcoming execution. The Florida Supreme Court rejected Mark Dean
Schwab's claim that lethal injection protocols could cause him
extreme pain and suffering.
If he is put to death Tuesday, Schwab would be the state's first
inmate put to death since a 2006 moratorium on executions after a
botched lethal injection. The appeal was his third successive
request for post-conviction relief.
Schwab was convicted of killing Junny Rios-Martinez Jr. in 1991
after posing as a newspaper reporter who wanted to do an article on
the young surfer from Cocoa. The boy died from choking or
smothering.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Schwab failed to allege any
newly discovered evidence that would change its decisions in his
and other prior appeals that also challenged the lethal injection
procedure.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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it sure is funny these killers worry about pain and suffering for them, but it never seems to cross their mind about how the victim suffered. kudos to the supreme court. i think killing a child would warrant pain and suffering i would give him the electric chair.