US EditionTennessee death row inmate makes last-ditch effort to prevent Aug. 5 execution
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, JUL 3 – Byron Black's lawyers argue his implanted defibrillator must be disabled before execution to prevent prolonged suffering, with a hearing set for July 14 in a case challenging execution protocols.
- Byron Black, convicted in 1988 of shooting Angela Clay and her two daughters, faces execution scheduled for August 5 in Tennessee.
- Attorneys launched a last-ditch effort to stop the execution by challenging Black's competence and requesting deactivation of his implanted defibrillator, with a hearing set for July 14.
- Black’s team argues the defibrillator, which will repeatedly restart his heart, would prolong suffering, while the state contends he is competent and understands his conviction and execution.
- Executions were paused due to the Department of Correction not testing execution drugs properly and delays from COVID-19, and Black has seen three execution dates pass.
- A trial to challenge the state's new execution protocol is scheduled for 2026, but any ruling will come too late to affect Black’s impending execution.
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Lawyers for a prisoner sentenced to death in Tennessee have launched a last effort to prevent his execution on August 5.
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