I have important and exciting news to share: James Duckett will not be executed under the current death warrant. Here’s what happened: The circuit court denied further DNA analysis (as we shared last night). Today, the State asked the Florida Supreme Court to lift the stay of execution. Instead, the Court ordered briefing that extends…
This afternoon, the circuit court denied Jim Duckett access to the underlying DNA data from recent testing, even though the State’s own testing was inconclusive. The State should not get to block further analysis because it fears what the evidence might show. Here’s what happened: The DNA testing did not produce a definitive result The…
TAVARES, Fla. — Today, the Circuit Court in Lake County denied James Duckett access to the underlying DNA data generated from recent testing, despite results that failed to produce a definitive result and despite the State lab’s own admission that it is possible to get a more definitive result using a more advanced lab. The…
