Execution date set for Florida man who fatally stabbed married couple during 1990 robbery
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is set to be executed in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state already has put to death more people this year than ever before since the death penalty was restored nearly 50 years ago.
Victor Tony Jones, 64, is scheduled to die Sept. 30, which would be the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as another man, David Pittman, already awaits execution next month.
The highest previous annual total of recent Florida executions is eight in 2014, since the death penalty was restored in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Florida has already executed 11 people this year, more than any other state, ahead of Texas and South Carolina which have each executed four people.
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