Tennessee
2026
STATUSRetentionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2001TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- APRIL 19, 2000TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Robert Glen Coe, 44, was executed by injection in...
Robert Glen Coe, 44, was executed by injection in Tennessee for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Cary Ann Medlin 21 years ago
- JANUARY 1, 2000TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- MAY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer...
In May, Edward Witt Chandler, a criminal defense lawyer known for his philosophical approach to the law, filed a challenge to the death penalty contending that it is a "religious ritual" that violates the separation of church and state
- JANUARY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Tennessee forbids the execution of the mentally retarded and juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
Tennessee is one of eight states, and the only one...
Tennessee is one of eight states, and the only one in the south, with the death penalty but no executions since the law was reinstated