Kayle Bates, 67, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday evening [[1]].He was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and attempted sexual battery in the 1982 killing of Janet White in Bay County, Florida [[1]]. Bates abducted White from her workplace and fatally stabbed her after attempting rape [[1]].
Florida carries out executions using a three-drug lethal injection [[1]]. The death warrant was signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis [[1]].bates’ lawyers have filed appeals, alleging discriminatory practices in DeSantis’ warrant signing process, but a federal lawsuit was dismissed and the Florida Supreme Court denied his claims [[1]]. A decision from the US Supreme Court on his final appeal is pending [[1]].
