A Tennessee judge ordered the state to deactivate death-row inmate Byron Black’s implanted heart-regulating device before his scheduled execution on August 5, 2023, to prevent potential shocks during the lethal injection. Black’s attorneys argue he is intellectually disabled and suffers from multiple health issues, seeking clemency for his 1988 conviction of murdering his girlfriend and her two daughters.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Tennessee officials have been ordered by a judge to turn off a heart device in a man on death row before his execution to prevent it from shocking him during the lethal injection.
Want More Context? 🔎
Loading PerspectiveSplit analysis...
