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| Orlando man to be executed Thursday for killing family |
| By bradenton.com- Mike Schneider |
| Published: 10/29/2015 |
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ORLANDO -- A central Florida man convicted of stabbing to death his young daughter, his ex-wife and her mother and sister 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed months after his execution was postponed so attorneys could litigate whether a sedative used in Florida's executions was constitutional. Jerry Correll is set to be executed Thursday for the fatal stabbings of his former wife, Susan Correll; their 5-year-old daughter, Tuesday; Susan Correll's mother, Mary Lou Hines; and Susan Correll's sister, Marybeth Jones. It will be Florida's first execution since last January. Some of the victims' family members plan to attend the execution, said Whitney Ray, a spokesman for the Florida Attorney General. Correll , 59, had been scheduled for execution last February, but it was put on hold as his attorneys in Florida, and attorneys at the U.S. Supreme Court in a separate case out of Oklahoma, argued over whether a sedative used in the execution protocol was effective in knocking inmates out. The sedative, midazolam, is one of three drugs used in executions in Florida and some other states. Read More. |
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