James Phillip Barnes

James P. Barnes, 61, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on August 3, 2023, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He had dropped his remaining appeals, and ABC7 WWSB reported that he did not respond when asked for a final statement. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. that evening.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Sources (2)

• Execution List 1976-present Florida Department of Corrections, Execution Lists 1924-1964 and 1976-present
• Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 rape, hammer killing of nurse ABC7 WWSB, August 3, 2023