Posted on 01/07/2014 11:49:53 PM PST by South40
STARKE (CBSMiami/AP) — A man convicted of abducting and killing a Miami couple in 1974 and later stabbing a prison guard to death was executed at Florida State Prison, just one day after the Florida Supreme Court denied a stay of execution.
Askari Abdullah Muhammad, previously known as Thomas Knight, was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, the governor’s office said.
The 62-year-old inmate was initially condemned to die for the 1974 abduction and killings of Sydney and Lillian Gans of Miami. Tuesday’s execution was specifically for his conviction in the 1980 killing of corrections officer Richard Burke.
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Since 1974? What happened to that swift and speedy justice thingie? Phew. Pity the victims’ families.
Sounds like those fun gals from Code Pink!
Albion Wilde for the win!
I love good news.
Anytime a moslem dies it is a good thing
Almost 40 years for justice to be done. Way, way too long.
“The 62-year-old inmate was initially condemned to die for the 1974 abduction and killings of Sydney and Lillian Gans of Miami. Tuesday’s execution was specifically for his conviction in the 1980 killing of corrections officer Richard Burke.”......
What the hell takes soooooooooo long for these people to be dealt with? (Lawyers). At least one more muzzie (convert)has gone to search for his 7 virgins.
When there are conservative chairmen of both the senate and house judiciary committees, reform of the judiciary needs to be a priority. Not just structural reform, but streamlining of the death penalty appeals process. Some changes that need to be made, that will in now way make it less fair.
1) Declare the individual states to be “competent authorities” to carry out the death penalty as they see fit. This includes any traditional means of execution, as well as whatever chemicals they want to use for lethal injection. This eliminates the endless nit-picking by federal judges opposed to the death penalty at all. None of it could be appealed as “cruel or unusual” punishment.
2) Move all death penalty appeals to the head of the federal docket, so that they will be considered promptly, instead of having multiple year delays. Then limit the appeals courts to 3 months of continuances: one each for the defense, prosecution, and the judge, at his discretion.
3) Prohibit federal judges from overturning sentences except for either exculpatory evidence (proving that the defendant is innocent), or extraordinary misconduct on the part of the arresting authority or officers of the trial court. Otherwise, they are to return cases to the trial court for reconsideration, without explicit instructions.
Ideally, this will immediately reduce the time from sentencing to execution to under five years.
Even if unsaved? How Christian of you.
I'm doin' mah end-zone dance right now!
He had years to respond to the gospel. It is far better for a moslem to die lost than to drag other innocent people into hell with him.
Of course it is best if they be saved and changed, but since their religion COMMANDS them to lie if they can gain advantage by it you cannot trust their conversion.
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