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UPDATED Oct 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
Oct 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Florida Inmate Seeks Halt to Oct. 20 Execution
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Attorneys for William Reaves, a longtime Florida death row inmate, asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt his scheduled lethal-injection execution. The Capital Collateral Regional Counsel filed an emergency motion on Oct. 5, arguing that procedural flaws warrant stopping the execution set for Oct. 20, 2026.
WHO: William Reaves; his attorneys from the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel; the Florida Supreme Court
WHAT: Reaves's attorneys filed an emergency motion seeking to halt his execution.
WHEN: Oct 20, 2026
WHERE: Florida
WHY: His attorneys argue that procedural flaws warrant halting the execution.
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