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Byron Black's defibrillator did not shock him during execution, attorney says

Byron Black's implanted defibrillator did not shock him during his lethal injection by the state of Tennessee Aug. 5, ...

Implanted defibrillator did not shock death row inmate during execution in TN, attorney says

Days after the execution, his attorney released a statement confirming that the implanted defibrillator did not shock Byron ...

One Thing Made This Week’s Execution in Tennessee Particularly Horrific

The jury in his trial concluded that he had been in a jealous rage when he shot them because he thought Clay, whom he had ...

Did Byron Black’s extra pain result from activated defibrillator or lethal injection? | Banfield

Byron Black, an inmate on death row for 35 years, was executed in Tennessee while his defibrillator was still activated. The ...

‘Hurting so bad’: Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection

A Tennessee death row inmate cried out in pain after authorities refused to deactivate his implanted defibrillator as he was ...
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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 ...

Advocates to deliver petitions urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt Byron Black’s execution

Anti-death penalty advocates, including the son of an inmate scheduled to be executed this week, gathered Monday morning at ...