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Marshall Lee Gore

49 years old · died October 1, 2013 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

Marshall Gore was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on October 1, 2013, after more than 23 years on death row there. The New York Daily News reported that he was pronounced dead about 12 minutes after the drugs were administered. His lawyers argued, unsuccessfully, that the execution would be cruel and unusual punishment. The execution had been postponed twice that year while authorities examined claims about his mental state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Lawyers argued unsuccessfully that the execution would be cruel and unusual punishment, and the execution had been postponed twice this year while authorities examined claims about his mental 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.

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