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The clock is ticking for a convicted murderer set to be the first prisoner executed in Florida since 2006. Mark Schwab is set to be executed at 6 O�clock tonight. Schwab was sentenced to death for raping and murdering an 11 year old boy. Executions were put on hold after a botched execution in 2006 took twice as long as normal. Since then new procedures were put in place and the execution chamber was redesigned. This will be Charlie Crist�s first execution as Governor. Crist says he wants the process sped up.

�There�s an old adage in law that Justice delayed is justice denied and I believe that and I�m very sympathetic to the family members of those who have had family members taken from us, murdered and I feel for them that they have to wait so long to have finality or closure,� said Crist.

Attorney General Bill McCollum says he�s not looking forward to Schwab�s execution, but says justice has to be served.

�No one looks forward to these things it�s not something we�re happy about but it�s justice,� said McCollum.

The Governor, the Attorney General, and the Supreme Court Chief Justice will be on a conference call tonight with the supervising warden while the execution occurs.