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- MARCH 2, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed...
the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed the death penalty of a man who pleaded guilty to fatally beating 2 women.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions...
Gov. Phil Bredesen postponed four executions so the state could review and better document its procedures for lethal injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2007TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a Madison County jury sentenced 42-year-old David Lynn Jordan...
a Madison County jury sentenced 42-year-old David Lynn Jordan...
- JUNE 28, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Sedley Alley, 50, was pronounced dead at 2:12 a.m. at the state's death chamber...
Sedley Alley, 50, was pronounced dead at 2:12 a.m. at the state's death chamber at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in west Nashville.
- MAY 16, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE. GOVERNOR HALTS PLANNED EXECUTION
Tennessee's governor gave a 15-day reprieve to Sedley Alley just hours before his scheduled execution for killing a female US Marine, giving his lawyers time to seek DNA testing they say could exonerate him.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the state Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee judges can keep the names...
the state Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee judges can keep the names of trial jurors secret if deciding the fate of accused killers could put them in danger.
- JANUARY 1, 2006TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
OCTOBER 17, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE, USA. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CLAIM ON LETHAL SHOT
the Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously rejected claims that the three-drug combination used to execute killers can cause extreme pain in violation on the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
- AUGUST 22, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
a death penalty imposed by a Blount County Circuit Court jury...
a death penalty imposed by a Blount County Circuit Court jury 5 years ago has been set aside by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
- JUNE 27, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a lower court improperly gave a Tennessee death row inmate a 2nd chance
- JUNE 7, 2005TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE, USA. STATE WEIGHS LEHTAL INJECTION, SUFFERING
a condemned killer is challenging Tennessee's method of lethal injection, calling it an illogical process in part because it includes a drug forbidden in the euthanasia of animals.