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TN Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case of Former Death Row Inmate Pervis Payne

The Tennessee Supreme Court reviewed arguments in Jackson regarding Pervis Payne's resentencing and parole eligibility for 1987 murders.
This hearing followed prior rulings overturning Payne's death sentence due to his intellectual disability under a 2021 Tennessee law.
Payne was found guilty of the murders of Charisse Christopher and her two-year-old daughter and had spent nearly thirty years incarcerated.
In August 2023, a ruling by a Tennessee appeals court confirmed concurrent life sentences for Payne, making him eligible for parole by 2026—three decades sooner than if the sentences had been served consecutively.
The Supreme Court returned the case to the Memphis trial court for further proceedings while Payne awaits a hearing and possible parole eligibility.

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TN Supreme Court hears arguments in case of former death row inmate Pervis Payne

The Tennessee Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of former death row inmate Pervis Payne.

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Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules

MEMPHIS, Tenn., (AP) — A Tennessee judge did not have the authority to give Pervis Payne, who was formerly on death row, concurrent sentences of life in prison after ruling that he was intellectually disabled and could not be executed…

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