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Alabama inmate's execution stayed to determine if he is competent enough to be put to death
An Alabama judge has issued a stay of execution for a convicted killer allegedly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia while the state evaluates if he is competent to be put to death.
Death row inmate Byron Black executed in Nashville
Convicted murderer Byron Black was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday, Aug. 5, in what experts believe is the first execution of a death row inmate with a working heart-regulating device.
SC death row inmate asks to drop his appeals and face execution
This article was updated Tuesday, Aug. 5, following the hearing. COLUMBIA — An inmate on South Carolina’s death row for 26 years is again seeking to fire his attorneys and withdraw his appeals, expediting his execution.
Tennessee executes inmate despite concerns his heart device would prolong death
Lawyers for Byron Black argued that executing him without deactivating the device would shock him back to life.
Tennessee Inmate Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns
Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart implant.
Tennessee inmate executed without deactivating defibrillator said he was in pain during lethal injection
An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses.
Tennessee man with heart device to be executed despite concerns it may shock him
A Tennessee death row inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday morning despite concerns from his lawyers that his heart device could repeatedly shock him and expose him to unconstitution
Death row inmate with heart implant reported pain as he was executed
Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black moaned and said he was in pain during his execution, according to reporters who witnessed the lethal injection Tuesday morning. Black's attorney said his distress was evidence he was "tortured.
Death Row Inmate With Heart Device Cried Out During Execution: ‘It's Hurting So Bad'
Byron Black, a 69-year-old man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two daughters, was executed on Tuesday, August 5. Reportedly, Black, who had a heart device, cried out in pain after receiving the lethal injection,
Death Row Inmate with Heart Device Cries Out During Execution — His Lawyers Say It May Have Shocked Him as He Died
Byron Black, 69, was executed Tuesday despite warnings that his defibrillator could cause pain. Witnesses say he cried out, “It’s hurting so bad.”
Judge stays execution to evaluate if Alabama inmate is competent
An Alabama state judge has ordered a mental health evaluation to see if a man on death row with a history of mental illness is competent to be executed ...
Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies will get to ask for his life to be spared
Unlike other recent commutation hearings, it’s not likely that the state parole board will hear directly from the death row ...
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Ralph Menzies 'understands that he will be executed and why,' state argues
Prosecutors have filed their response to death row inmate Ralph Menzies' request for his sentence to be changed to life ...
‘Time is ticking’: Judge to decide whether Ralph Menzies should get another review before execution
A judge will soon decide whether Ralph Menzies, the death row inmate with dementia sentenced to die by firing squad on Sept. 5, will get another evaluation to determine whether he’s mentally competent ...
Judge weighing whether to put execution on hold to consider competency of Ralph Menzies
As the Sept. 5 execution date for Ralph Menzies inches closer, attorneys dispute whether claims his competency has ...
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Pardons board agrees to hold commutation hearing for death row inmate Menzies
The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole will hold a hearing to determine if death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies' sentence ...
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South Carolina death row inmate volunteers to die - KCRA Channel 3
A letter from a death row inmate A one-page letter from Robertson landed in a federal judge’s mailbox on April 7, four days before South Carolina executed its fifth inmate in seven months.
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Texas inmate to be executed for killing woman he set on fire inside ...
Death row inmate Matthew Johnson is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening for killing a woman he set on fire during a robbery in 2012 in what will be Texas’ fourth execution this year.