James Edward Smith asked for a lump of dirt, but his request was denied. He settled for a cup of yogurt instead.

Michael Tanzi, 48, who was found guilty of murdering Janet Acosta, 49, in 2003, is set to face the ultimate punishment on ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

A death row inmate's lawyers filed documents requesting that their client be exempt from lethal injection due to his morbid obesity.

Florida leads the nation in death row exonerations, where people on death row have later been found innocent of their crimes.

Michael Tanzi, 48, who faces execution for murdering Janet Acosta, 49, may be spared the death penalty due to his obesity and ...

Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could lead to a botched lethal injection.

The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 10 signed a death warrant for Tanzi, who was convicted in the April 2000 murder of Janet Acosta.

"The existing protocols for lethal injection do not contemplate the execution of someone with obesity and uncontrolled medical conditions, like Mr. Tanzi's, that are likely to complicate the lethal ...

A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him ...

Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection ...