Tennessee's high court has ruled that a death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator ...

Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards ...

A lower court had acknowledged that Byron Black’s implanted combination pacemaker-defibrillator could prolong his suffering by shocking his heart after lethal injection.

A death row inmate who suffers from dementia, brain damage and heart failure has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme court.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee high court rules death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator. We take accuracy seriously and strive to earn your trust with fair ...

Byron Black, a Tennessee death row inmate, has filed a petition for writ of certiorari, or a higher court review, with the ...

Tennessee high court rules death row inmate can be executed without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.

In the latest ruling, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Black can be executed without the defibrillator being ...

Byron Lewis Black, a death-sentenced man in Tennessee, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution and review his ...

A Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) official said in a court declaration Nashville General Hospital told her they could deactivate the device prior to Black’s execution, but on ...

Byron Black asked the courts to deactivate his implanted defibrillator ahead of his execution, which is set for Tuesday. The TN Supreme Court overturned the request.