Vietnam veteran executed in Florida after 40 years on death row

William Reeves, convicted of killing a police officer in 1986, was executed by lethal injection in Florida despite petitions from over 100 veterans citing severe PTSD from Vietnam service. The Supreme Court rejected his final appeal, and the sheriff who witnessed the execution publicly questioned the justice of the outcome. This case highlights ongoing debates over mental health considerations in capital punishment.

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