Larry Joe Johnson
Larry Joe Johnson was a Vietnam veteran who was injured and disabled during his service, according to a Sun Sentinel editorial describing Florida Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan's opinion. He was executed by the State of Florida in the electric chair at Florida State Prison in Raiford on May 8, 1993, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. His lawyers said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from his military service, and Justice Kogan wrote that his service had not been given credit. Gov. Lawton Chiles paused the execution but did not commute the sentence, and the execution went ahead.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers said he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from his military service, and Justice Gerald Kogan wrote that his service had not been given credit.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his lawyers.