Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate filed a request Wednesday to stop his execution, saying the man could be physically incapable of going through the state’s lethal injection protocol. Darrell Hines’ legal counsel filed motions in U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to prevent him from being executed, based […]

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is declining to stop Thursday’s scheduled execution of death row inmate Darrell Hines, even as his attorneys claim he could suffer cruel and unusual punishment because of an “under-skilled” physician. “After deliberate consideration of Anthony Darrell Hines’ request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding […]

Around 40 doctors and other medical professionals called on Gov. Bill Lee to pause death penalty executions until the state improves the process. The group, which sent Lee a three-page letter and held a news conference Tuesday, isn’t calling for the end of executions but wants lawmakers to find a way that they can be […]