Florida has scheduled James Ford’s execution for February 13, 2025 for the 1997 murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory.
The following information is from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. This petition will be updated as additional information becomes available. It will be delivered in conjunction with FADP’s petition at a appropriate time ahead of the scheduled execution.
James Ford has been on death row for more than 25 years, and his childhood was marred by neglect and trauma. His death sentence was not handed down by a unanimous jury, and he missed the deadline for getting his death sentence overturned by just 27 days – after the United States Supreme Court declared Florida’s death penalty scheme unlawful.
Florida’s return to executions in 2023, after more than three years of not pursuing them, marks the state as an outlier in its use of the death penalty. The majority of other states are on a downward trend of executions. Please sign the petition asking Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Board of Executive Clemency to do everything within their power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.