TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawyers for a man facing execution in Florida say they have a new claim from a co-defendant who says he was solely responsible for the 1985 slaying of a 14-year-old girl.
Lawyers for James Dailey filed an appeal Friday that included a signed statement from Jack Pearcy that he acted alone in the death of Shelly Boggio in Indian Rocks Beach.
Dailey was scheduled to be executed Nov. 7, but a federal court granted a stay of execution until Dec. 30.
Pearcy signed a similar statement in 2017 but then refused to testify about the claim.
Dailey lawyer Joshu Dubin says Pearcy is now ready to "come clean."
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