Shortly before the crime for which he was convicted, Bottoson was discharged from a mental hospital with the discouraging prognosis that he was a "latent schizophrenic." He believed that the "devil had got on him" and that he could raise the dead. His mental illness, as diagnosed by countless state and private analysts, continues to manifest to this day. For more information about Linroy Bottoson's case history, please visit http://www.fadp.org/takeact.html#LINROY%20BOTTOSON and http://www.fadp.org/pressrel57.html.

Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) has made available a chart showing all of the death warrants signed by Florida Governor Jeb! Bush, as well as the disposition or current status of each specific case. This resource, available at http://www.fadp.org/jebwarrants.html, clearly illustrates that when it comes to actually following through on his deep commitment to executing Florida's killers, it is the weakest, not the worst, who have been executed on his watch.

"Florida's death penalty system is broken," said Bonowitz. "Our state leads the nation in wrongful convictions http://www.fadp.org/thefloridaproblem.html, and the Governor is in denial that Florida needs a "Time-Out" on executions.

[NOTE: Robert Glock, executed December 8, 2000 in revenge for his murder of Sharilyn Ritchie, was the last Florida prisoner executed on a warrant signed by Governor Bush. Reference to the list of Jeb! warrants at http://www.fadp.org/jebwarrants.html will show that numerous other warrants have been signed, and two prisoners (Rigoberto Sanchez-Velasco and Aileen Wuornos) gave up their appeals and thus received assisted suicides. IF the execution takes place, Linroy Bottoson will be the first Florida prisoner killed in two years who actually contests his execution.]

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