Florida executes prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting death sentence

Florida has executed prisoner James Robertson, who murdered his cellmate specifically to obtain a death sentence. Robertson was originally scheduled to be one of two executions performed by the state on Tuesday. However, the second execution did not occur because Governor Ron DeSantis withdrew the death warrant for William Lee Thompson last week. The event took place following the legal process at the Florida State Prison located in Starke, Florida, as reported in recent state records.