The state of Florida has executed 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer for the 1992 homicide of his spouse, marking the highest age for an executed inmate in the state's modern era.

佛羅里達州處決了 74 歲的 Dusty Ray Spencer，因其在 1992 年殺害配偶，創下該州現代以來被處決囚犯的最高年齡紀錄。

The execution of Dusty Ray Spencer was conducted via a three-drug lethal injection protocol at the Florida State Prison. This event surpasses the previous age record of 72 years, held by Samuel Lee Smithers and R. Charlie Gifford. The legal trajectory of this case originated in 1992, following convictions for first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. The underlying criminal conduct involved the stabbing of Karen Spencer, preceded by an assault on her son with a clothes iron and a subsequent attack on the victim with a brick.

Dusty Ray Spencer 是在佛羅里達州立監獄透過三種藥物的致死注射方案被處決。此次事件刷新了先前由 Samuel Lee Smithers 與 R. Charlie Gifford 持有的 72 歲年齡紀錄。本案的法律程序始於 1992 年，當時其一級謀殺、企圖一級謀殺、嚴重襲擊及嚴重毆打罪名被裁定成立。其犯罪行為涉及用刀刺死 Karen Spencer，在此之前曾以熨斗襲擊其子，隨後又用磚塊攻擊受害者。

Procedural complexities characterized the sentencing phase; the Florida Supreme Court mandated a resentencing in 1994 due to the trial court's inadequate evaluation of aggravating and mitigating factors. Despite this, the death penalty was reaffirmed in 1995. Recent litigation sought to stay the execution on the grounds that Spencer's advanced age and liver pathology would render the lethal injection protocol a violation of the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. These arguments, supported by the Catholic Mobilizing Network, were rejected by both the state and federal Supreme Courts.

量刑階段呈現出程序上的複雜性；由於原審法院對加重與減輕因素的評估不足，佛羅里達州最高法院於 1994 年要求重新量刑。儘管如此，死刑仍於 1995 年被再次確認。近期的訴訟試圖以 Spencer 高齡及肝臟病理為由申請暫緩處決，認為致死注射方案將違反憲法禁止殘忍且不尋常懲罰的規定。這些由天主教動員網絡支持的論點，被州最高法院與聯邦最高法院均予以駁回。

Statistically, this execution represents the ninth such event in Florida during the current calendar year. The state's capital punishment activity reached a historical peak in 2025 with 19 executions, the highest annual volume since the restoration of the death penalty in 1976. This trend positions Florida as the most active jurisdiction for executions in the United States, exceeding the totals of Alabama, Texas, and South Carolina.

從統計數據來看，此次處決代表佛羅里達州在今年曆年之內的第九起此類事件。該州的死刑執行活動在 2025 年達到歷史峰值，共執行 19 宗，是 1976 年恢復死刑以來最高的年度數量。這一趨勢使佛羅里達州成為美國執行死刑最積極的司法管轄區，數量超過了阿拉巴馬州、德州與南卡羅來納州。

Dusty Ray Spencer has been pronounced dead following the denial of all judicial appeals, with another 74-year-old inmate scheduled for execution in July.

在所有司法上訴均被駁回後，Dusty Ray Spencer 已被宣布死亡，而另一名 74 歲的囚犯預計將於 7 月被處決。