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Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator

Nashville, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty ...
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Death Penalty: Lawyer explains TN execution law regarding intellectual disability and suffering

The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual ...

Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection after state refused to deactivate defibrillator implant

The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...
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Tennessee executes death row inmate without deactivating his heart device

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...

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.
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Doctor skeptical defibrillator prolonged pain in Tennessee execution

"So, even though he's dead and lying in the morgue now," the defibrillator could still be checked "to see if it fired or not.
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Tennessee Moves Forward with Execution Despite Evidence of Intellectual Disability

Byron Black, a man convicted of murder 40 years ago, is scheduled to be executed on August 5, 2025, despite his documented ...