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From the article, emphasis mine:
Dorsey, 52, was convicted and placed on death row in 2008 after pleading guilty […]
The governor’s decision to proceed with Dorsey’s injection comes after his legal team filed a clemency application, stressing Dorsey’s “extraordinary rehabilitation” behind bars, his apparent mental state on the night of the murders as well as inadequate legal representation at trial
Sounds like there must have been inadequate legal representation – how does one plead guilty and still wind up with the death penalty? What the hell was the plea deal?
From the article, emphasis mine:
Far more of them like that he paid off a porn star to keep quiet about the fact that he cheated on his wife.