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Attorney says heart device did not shock Tennessee man in execution who said he was ‘hurting so bad’
The attorney for a Tennessee man who said he was “hurting so bad” during his lethal injection this week says his implanted ...
Implanted defibrillator did not shock death row inmate during execution in TN, attorney says
Days after the execution, his attorney released a statement confirming that the implanted defibrillator did not shock Byron ...
One Thing Made This Week’s Execution in Tennessee Particularly Horrific
The jury in his trial concluded that he had been in a jealous rage when he shot them because he thought Clay, whom he had ...
Tennessee executes man after legal battle over heart device
Byron Black’s lawyers argued his implanted combination pacemaker-defibrillator could prolong his suffering by shocking his ...
‘Hurting so bad’: Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection
A Tennessee death row inmate cried out in pain after authorities refused to deactivate his implanted defibrillator as he was ...
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Death Penalty: Lawyer explains TN execution law regarding intellectual disability and suffering
The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual ...
Advocates to deliver petitions urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt Byron Black’s execution
Anti-death penalty advocates, including the son of an inmate scheduled to be executed this week, gathered Monday morning at ...