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Attorneys seek to halt Byron Black's execution after overturned defibrillator ruling
Attorneys for Byron Black have filed a motion with the state Supreme Court seeking a stay, following a ruling that now ...
Hospital says it never agreed to deactivate inmate’s heart device before execution
A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row ...
Faith leaders seek to halt Byron Black's Tennessee execution
Convicted triple-murderer Byron Black might elude his scheduled execution on Tuesday morning due to a recently claimed ...
The many controversies surrounding the Byron Black execution
Tennessee resumed state executions earlier this year. But Byron Black, a death row inmate who is scheduled to die next ...
Nashville Hospital denial sparks new legal twist in death row implant dispute
Attorneys for Byron Black, a Tennessee death row inmate, have filed a request with the state Supreme Court to deny a request ...
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 ...