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Florida Executes Curtis Beasley After Supreme Court Rejects Appeals
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- Florida carries out lethal injection of 77-year-old Curtis Wilkie Beasley at the state prison.
- The Florida Supreme Court rejected appeals claiming his age and cognitive decline violated the Eighth Amendment.
- Beasley becomes the 16th person executed in Florida in 2026 and the seventh over age 70.
- Governor Ron DeSantis has temporarily paused the next scheduled Florida execution.