Florida Supreme Court Rejects Serial Killer's Appeal
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – The state's highest court has unanimously rejected several arguments by serial killer David Gore attorneys who are trying to stop his execution this week.
Gore is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Thursday.
Gore's lawyers argued that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision dealing with ineffective counsel applies to their case. The state justices, however, ruled that opinion appears to apply only to federal rather than state court proceedings.
One of Gore's lawyers, Martin McClain, said the ruling will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and that other federal court options also are being considered.
Gore is to be executed for murdering a 17-year-old girl in Indian River County nearly 30 years ago. He also is serving life terms for killing five other girls or women.
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