TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a temporary stay of next week’s scheduled execution of James Aren Duckett, a former police officer convicted of the rape and murder of an 11 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a temporary stay of next week’s scheduled execution of James Aren ...

The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the state Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to ...

The execution of a former Florida police officer could still take place after his last effort to prove his innocence was deemed inconclusive. James Duckett, 68, – a former police officer in Mascotte, ...

When 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee was kidnapped, raped, strangled and drowned in the small Florida city of Mascotte nearly 40 years ago, a surprising suspect emerged: a rookie cop named James Duckett ...

Court documents show Florida’s Supreme Court stayed the execution of James Duckett, as court-ordered DNA testing has not been completed.