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An Imminent Execution Can Still Be Stopped: Florida Withdraws William Lee Thompson’s Death Warrant

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis withdrew the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, cancelling the 74-year-old’s scheduled execution days before it was due. Thompson’s lawyers say he has dementia; DeSantis gave no reason for the withdrawal, and Thompson remains on death row.

The cancellation shows that authorities can step back from an imminent execution, although it offers Thompson no permanent protection.

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