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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 ...
Turning off inmate's heart device to avoid shock risk at execution would cause chaos, Tennessee attorneys say
Byron Black, who has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Aug. 5.
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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 ...
Byron Black to be executed Aug. 25
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Advocates urge Gov. Lee to stop execution of man with intellectual disability
Advocates for those with intellectual disabilities sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee requesting he commute the sentence of a man whose execution they argue would violate the Constitution due to his ...
Advocates call for commuting execution of Tennessee man with dementia
Family members, service providers and advocates for people with disabilities Thursday called on Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee to stop the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black, a man diagnosed with dementia ...