'I am prepared for execution': Here's how Brevard death row inmate waived his appeals
Brevard County death row inmate James Barnes is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Raiford.
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Brevard County death row inmate James Barnes is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison in Raiford.
Scheduled to die in Florida's execution chamber, Brevard County convicted double-murderer James Barnes asked to fire his attorneys and dismiss all legal proceedings last month in order to “proceed straight to execution,” a court transcript shows.
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