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What we know about Byron Black’s execution in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Correction is scheduled to execute Byron Black on Aug. 5, but court challenges regarding the case ...
TN admits Byron Black's disability. Now, Gov. Lee must prevent his execution | Opinion
A leading expert and the state of Tennessee have acknowledged Byron Black's disability. Yet he is scheduled to be executed on ...
Tennessee contests disabling an inmate’s heart device at a hospital on execution day
State attorneys in Tennessee say a judge’s order to take a death row inmate to the hospital on the morning of his execution ...
TDOC appeals court ruling on inmate’s defibrillator procedure before execution
Friday afternoon, Black's attorneys filed a response to TDOC's appeal, asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to reject the ...
Tennessee judge gives state leeway on deactivating inmate’s heart-regulating device before execution
A Tennessee judge has ruled that the state can deactivate a death-row inmate’s implanted heart-regulating device at a ...
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Governor Bill Lee Urged to Commute Death Sentence to Life in Prison
Byron Black, a 69-year-old man on Tennessee's death row, has formally petitioned Governor Bill Lee to commute his death sentence to life without the possibility of parole due to his intellectual ...
Death row inmate's defibrillator to be deactivated morning of execution
A Davidson County judge is holding a rare hearing Tuesday morning that could impact how Tennessee carries out the execution ...
Judge grants Nashville death row inmate's request to disable heart device before execution
A Chancery Court judge says the state must disconnect the heart defibrillator shortly before the inmate's August execution to ...
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Judge rules Byron Black's defibrillator must be turned off before execution
A Davidson County judge has ruled that the state must find a doctor to deactivate Byron Black's defibrillator before ...
Court grants temporary injunction in TN death row inmate’s request to turn off defibrillator during execution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A temporary injunction for a Tennessee death row inmate’s request to turn off his defibrillator ...
Tennessee apela orden de trasladar a recluso al hospital antes de su ejecución
Por JONATHAN MATTISELa orden de un juez para trasladar a un recluso del corredor de la muerte de Tennessee al hospital en la mañana de su ejecución para que los médicos puedan ...