Florida State Prison

Edward James, 63, made no statement before the three-drug injection, and officials reported no complications. It was the state's second execution this year, with a third is slated for April 8.

Edward James' previous appeals to the Florida Supreme Court and a federal appellate court were rejected. He is slated for lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 18 issued a death warrant for Edward James, leading to arguments in state and federal courts about whether he should be executed.

Gov. Ron DeSantis as signed the death warrant for 48-year-old Michael Tanzi, who was found guilty of murdering 49-year-old Janet Acosta in Miami. It would be Florida's third execution of the year.

Maranda Malnory, 29, was less than one month away from her second birthday when James Ford killed her parents in rural Charlotte County. Ford was executed by the state this month.

James Dennis Ford was put to death with a lethal injection as about 25 witnesses watched at Florida State Prison. He was found guilty of murdering Gregory and Kimberly Malnory during a fishing trip.

William Happ, who expressed "agonizing shame" before his execution Tuesday night at Florida State Prison in Starke, was the first prisoner put to death in…