US EditionAttorneys ask Tennessee governor to pause executions until legal challenge is resolved
- Attorneys for two Tennessee inmates requested a reprieve from Governor Lee on Thursday.
- The attorneys seek to pause executions until a judge rules on the state's new execution protocol legality.
- Executions in Tennessee have been on hold since April 2022 after a previous execution halt.
- Attorney Amy Harwell stated, "It's as if, having been caught breaking their own rules, TDOC decided, 'Let's just not have rules'."
- The requested pause would allow a judge time to rule on the case, but a trial may not occur until early next year.
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'We must not repeat past mistakes': Advocates call for Gov. Lee to pause lethal injections again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Representatives for Tennessee death row prisoners have formally asked the state to pause all executions, again, until next March. A press conference was held in downtown Nashville Thursday morning to announce a letter was given to Gov. Bill Lee, asking him to wait until a judicial review is done into the state’s new lethal injection program. It’s been three years since Lee halted executions and ordered an investigatio…
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Attorneys ask Tennessee governor to pause executions until legal challenge is resolved
Attorneys for two Tennessee inmates facing execution this year are asking Gov. Bill Lee to declare a reprieve until a judge determines the legality of the state’s new execution protocol.
Tennessee's new lethal injection protocol sparks concerns - Nashville Banner
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: In a letter to Gov. Bill Lee and at a press conference with advocates Thursday morning, death row attorneys argued that Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol eschews transparency and contains even fewer safeguards than the one it replaced. The state’s new protocol — which uses the single drug pentobarbital — was finalized in December following a two-year review that came after it was revealed that prison officials had…
Tennessee Death Row Men Request Execution Halt Pending Lethal Injection Review - Davis Vanguard
Attorneys for Tennessee death row men Oscar Smith and Byron Black are calling on Governor Bill Lee to issue a temporary halt on executions until March 2026, when a trial on the constitutionality of the state's new lethal injection protocol is set to begin, due to concerns about the new protocol's lack of safeguards.
Death row lawyers ask governor for another execution moratorium while courts review protocol
If the lawyers representing Tennessee’s death row inmates get their way, Gov. Bill Lee will pause executions for the second time. The first time happened in 2022, after an independent investigation found the Tennessee Department of Correction severely mishandling its lethal injection program. Lee implemented a moratorium until TDOC could codify a replacement process. The new protocol was released in January. Attorneys are asking Lee to hit the b…
Kevin Burns — death row inmate seeking justice - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.
Kevin Burns, imprisoned for 28 years on Tennessee’s death row, maintains his innocence in a controversial case. Despite legal setbacks, he hopes for justice, clemency, and a second chance at life. The post Kevin Burns — death row inmate seeking justice appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..
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