FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Attorney General’s office weighed in on a scheduled execution for a man that murdered a Flagler County couple in 1989.
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This week, lawyers for Louis Gaskin filed a motion for a stay-of-execution.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Gaskin about two weeks ago.
However, Gaskin’s attorneys said the jury didn’t hear evidence about his mental illness before recommending a death sentence.
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The attorney general’s office urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject that request.
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