Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence
- MIAMI — A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack.
- James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart.
- Robertson is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at noon.
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- MIAMI — A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack.
- James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart.
- Robertson is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at noon.
Sources: NBC News