Florida Executes Two Men in One Day — First U.S. Double Execution in Nearly a Decade

Florida executed James Duckett, 68, and Dominick Occhicone, 80, hours apart on July 28, 2026 — the first same-day double execution by any U.S. state since Arkansas in 2017 and Florida's first in 60 years. Governor DeSantis deliberately stacked both dates; no procedural necessity required it. The U.S. Supreme Court denied both men's final appeals that same day.