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Lawyers ask TN Supreme Court to weigh case of disabled death row inmate set for execution

A death row inmate’s attorneys are asking the court to reverse a lower court’s decision that declined to decide eligibility for capital punishment.

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Death row inmate asks TN Supreme Court to consider whether he’s incompetent to be executed

A death row inmate set to be executed later this year has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and consider whether he's incompetent to be executed.

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New filing challenges competency of Tennessee death row inmate facing August execution

Death row prisoner Byron Black is asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to step in and delay his scheduled Aug. 5 execution.

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Tennessee Death Row Man’s Competency in Question

Byron Black, a 68-year-old man on Tennessee's death row, has filed a petition with the Tennessee Supreme Court to halt his ...

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Appeals Court weighs Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black's disability claims - NewsChannel 5 Nashville

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black told a state appeals court on Tuesday that he should not be executed because he is intellectually disabled. 1 weather alerts 1 ...

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Federal Defender's Office Asks Lee to Pause Executions

The office of Kelley Henry, a federal defender representing death row prisoners in Tennessee, has formally requested that Gov. Bill Lee pause executions through March 1, 2026, pending a court ...

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Death row inmate asks TN Supreme Court to consider whether he's incompetent to be executed - WKRN News 2

A death row inmate set to be executed later this year has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and consider whether he’s incompetent to be executed.

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