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James Robertson was the state’s 17th execution this year, amid scrutiny over failed lethal injection of Christa Pike<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/live-stream-execution-fort-hood-shooter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation</a>Florida put to death a convicted murderer in the state’s first execution since September’s botched attempt involving <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/christa-pike-lawyers-difficult-cruel-execution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Christa Pike</a> in Tennessee, on Tuesday.Officials said James Robertson, 63, was pronounced dead after he received a three-shot series of lethal injections at a Florida state prison in Raiford. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/13/florida-prision-execution-james-robertson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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