A Florida man was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed.
A Florida man who recently dropped all legal appeals was executed Thursday for the 1988 murder of a woman who was sexually assaulted, killed with a hammer and then set on fire in her own bed.
"I did not come here to watch someone die. I came here to honor our sister, Patricia Miller," he told reporters afterward."No one should live in fear within the safety of their own home. No woman, no child, no animal should have that fear. We did." Miller, who was 41 when Barnes killed her on April 20, 1988, had some previous unspecified negative interactions with him, according to a jailhouse interview he gave German film director Werner Herzog.
There was also DNA evidence linking Barnes to Miller's killing. After pleading guilty, Barnes was sentenced to death on Dec. 13, 2007. He also pleaded guilty to sexual battery, arson, and burglary with an assault and battery. In the Miller case, state lawyers appointed to represent Barnes filed initial appeals, including one that led to mental competency evaluations. Two doctors found that Barnes had symptoms of personality disorder with"borderline antisocial and sociopathic features." However, they pronounced him competent to understand his legal situation and plead guilty, and his convictions and death sentence were upheld.
The Florida Supreme Court accepted the Brevard County ruling, noting that no other motion seeking a stay of execution for Barnes had been filed in state or federal court.
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