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Tennessee inmate's heart device must be turned off before execution to avoid shock risk, judge rules

A judge has ruled that a death row inmate's heart device must be deactivated when he receives a lethal injection in Tennessee ...

Tennessee judge orders deactivation of death row inmate's defibrillator before execution

A Davidson County judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to deactivate death row inmate Byron Black’s heart ...

Judge grants Nashville death row inmate's request to disable heart device before execution

A Chancery Court judge says the state must disconnect the heart defibrillator shortly before the inmate's August execution to ...
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Death row inmate Byron Black is set to be executed next month

Byron Black, 68, was put on death row in 1989 after he murdered his girlfriend, Angela Clay, and her daughters Latoya and ...

Judge allows death row inmate to deactivate implanted defibrillator during execution

One of Tennessee’s longest serving death row inmates will be allowed to deactivate a defibrillator implanted in his chest before he’s executed next month.

Court grants temporary injunction in TN death row inmate’s request to turn off defibrillator during execution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A temporary injunction for a Tennessee death row inmate’s request to turn off his defibrillator ...

Tenn. death row inmate and convicted murderer wants to avoid inhumane pain in execution

A hearing began Monday to determine if death row inmate Byron Black's defibrillator should be turned off before his Aug. 5 ...
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Tennessee death row inmate asks court to disable defibrillator before execution

A Davidson County judge held what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind hearing over how the state will handle the scheduled ...