A death sentence shall be executed by electrocution, lethal injection, or a method not deemed unconstitutional in accordance with s. 922.105. The warden of the state prison shall designate the executioner. The warrant authorizing the execution shall be read to the convicted person immediately before execution.
Fla. Stat. § 922.10
Execution of death sentence; executioner
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Spinkellink v. Wainwright (1978)
Most recently applied in 137 S. Ct. 725 - Arthur v. Dunn (February 2017)
History.--s. 271, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(281); ss. 19, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 137, ch. 70-339; s. 4, ch. 92-310; s. 1, ch. 94-189; s. 437, ch. 96-406; s. 1, ch. 20…
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