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Tennessee death row inmate with pacemaker can be executed despite likelihood heart device will prolong suffering: court
Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards ...
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 permits his execution with his implant.
Victims' family waits for outcome in Nashville death penalty case: 'God has a plan’
After more than three decades, Byron Black, 69, is set to be executed for the Nashville triple murder of Angela Clay and her two daughters.
Tennessee death row inmate can be executed without deactivating implanted defibrillator, court rules
Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.
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 ...
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Byron Black decides on last meal
A man scheduled to be executed Tuesday has chosen his final meal.
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 ...