Article 6 of 14 found
Gary
Fineout
Tallahassee Bureau Chief
January 2, 2000; Page 01A
Section: FRONT
Article ID: 0001020230 -- 1779 words
For 75 years, an oak chair first built by prison inmates has been Florida's most enduring symbol of punishment.
Although the wood of the original electric chair was replaced last year, the enduring saga of Old Sparky lives on. Nearly 200 men were sent to the chair during its first 40 years of use. Since a national ban on capital punishment was lifted in 1976, Florida has strapped 44 convicted murderers into the chair and sent shocks of electricity coursing through theirClick here for the complete article
Article 7 of 14 found
January 2,
2000; Page 10A
Section: FRONT
Article ID: 0001020216 -- 1268 words
Death Row inmates from Volusia and Flagler:
Carter, Antonio, 38, sentenced 1 1/1 7/1 987. Carter was condemned for the April 15, 1986, slayings of two men during a robbery at Nil's Grocery Mart in Daytona Beach. Robert Patel, the store manager, and Frederick G. Haberle, a wine salesman from Ormond Beach, were shot to death. Cherry, Roger, 48, sentenced 9/2 6/1 987. Cherry was sentenced to the electric chair for the deaths of an elderly DeLand couple June 27, 1986. EstherClick here for the complete article
Article 8 of 14 found
Molly Justice
Staff
Writer
September 23, 1999; Page 05C
Section: AREA/FLORIDA
Article ID: 9909230326 -- 688 words
In 1990, Roy Swafford came within hours of being electrocuted in Florida's electric chair.
Now, nearly nine years later, his attorney has told the Florida Supreme Court that Swafford deserves a new trial because of evidence that has surfaced since he was sentenced to Death Row in 1985. Swafford, 52, was convicted of the 1982 shooting death of an Ormond Beach gas station attendant. Prosecutors said he abducted and raped Brenda Rucker, then shot her nine times. In oral arguments