The death sentence has been vacated for an Ocala man who has been on death row for decades.
Circuit Judge Steven Rogers issued an order setting aside the death sentence of Sonny Boy Oats, pursuant to a joint stipulation by the State Attorney s Office and the defense. The stipulation cited Oats intellectual disability.
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The 63-year-old has been on death row since his February 1981 sentencing, according to state records.
Oats was sentenced a day shy of a year apart February 1981 and 1982 in both Marion and Lake counties for first-degree murder, attempted-second degree murder and two counts of robbery with a gun or deadly weapon, state records show.
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