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Tennessee carries out state killing of Byron Black, an intellectually disabled man, amid concerns over a torturous execution
Black was a man of undisputed intellectual disability, with multiple mental and physical health problems, who faced the potential for a torturous death due to an implanted heart device.
An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the ...
Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart ...
A Tennessee death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday morning despite concerns from his lawyers that ...
The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual disability and potential suffering. In this week’s Ask Isaacs, 6 News anchor ...
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Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.
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Lawyers for Byron Black, who is scheduled to be put to death this month, say his defibrillator may be unnecessarily triggered ...
Byron Black, a man convicted of murder 40 years ago, is scheduled to be executed on August 5, 2025, despite his documented ...
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