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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Hillsborough judge rejects move to stop Bobby Joe Long's execution
2019-05-09
[TAMPABAY] A judge has denied an effort to stop the scheduled May 23 execution of Bobby Joe Long, a Tampa Bay area killer who murdered eight women in the 1980s.

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Michelle Sisco issued an order Monday rejecting arguments from Long’s defense, including the contention that Florida’s lethal injection drugs might cause Long to have a seizure during the execution. Long, 65, suffers from temporal lobe epilepsy.
One of the more absurd arguments ever made in court, I'd say...
Posted by:Fred

#4  I'm sure that a day rental on a mulcher isn't too steep. Clean up before return might need a day though. Definitely going to need a Hotsy for that task.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-05-09 15:47  

#3   Florida’s lethal injection drugs might cause Long to have a seizure during the execution.

Sheesh. We're killing the guy for cripes sake. My only concerns are that the method is not unnecessarily cruel and doesn't make too big a mess.

Long's murder spree happened back in 1984, thirty some years ago. It's time to put this matter to rest.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-05-09 14:23  

#2  Tampa is a very gritty place. Some hard precincts there, some hard outcomes for people who live on the edge. Bobby Joe is getting off easy if he gets put to sleep.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-05-09 11:52  

#1  "... in Florida."
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-09 10:34  

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