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Prisoner on death row speaks on Florida system
Willie Jasper Darden Jr. has spent over seven years on Florida’s death row among 171 condemned men awaiting execution. He recalls a world of no return and says he is innocent while challenging his 1973 murder conviction and 1979 scheduled execution. His case is before the 11th Circuit as he argues inadequate counsel and inflammatory prosecutorial remarks.
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Starke
Fla
Willie Jasper Darden Jr
Florida
Darden
Florida State
Electric Chair
John Speakelink
Times Square
Lakeland
James Turman
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Bob Graham