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Tennessee governor won’t intervene to stop latest execution by lethal injection
Governor Bill Lee denied clemency after reviewing Nichols' case; legal disputes focus on disclosure of lethal injection drug details and execution protocol transparency.
- On Tuesday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to intervene and denied clemency for Harold Wayne Nichols, scheduled to die Thursday in Nashville.
- After a lawsuit, Knox County Chancellor John F. Weaver reviewed records and urged release of more pentobarbital details, while Nichols' attorneys sought specifics and the Tennessee Department of Correction cited state law protecting identities.
- Weaver found some drug details releasable while ordering redactions, ruling expiration dates, packaging information, and observation logs can be released but much must be redacted.
- After the denial, attorneys reiterated calls for transparency and commutation, noting Harold Wayne Nichols would be Tennessee's first executed defendant who pleaded guilty since 1978.
- Victim relatives described long trauma as the execution nears; Lisette Monroe called the 37-year wait `37 years of hell` and Nichols' 1990 sentencing followed his confessions.
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Tennessee governor won't intervene to stop latest execution by lethal injection
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will not intervene to prevent the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols, who is scheduled to die on Thursday by lethal injection.
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Governor Lee to Not Intervene on Harold Nichols Execution
TENNESSEE — Governor Bill Lee has said he will not be intervening on death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols’ request for clemency. “After deliberate consideration of Harold Wayne Nichols’ request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene.” – Governor Bill Lee said. Nichols is set to be executed on December 11, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. We will have…
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