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Gov. Lee says execution protocols will stand after botched attempt

Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that Tennessee’s execution protocols will remain unchanged following a failed execution attempt in ...
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Gov. Lee calls execution protocol 'appropriate' in Tony Carruthers case

Gov. Bill Lee says he has no plans to stop executions after members of his own party called for change.

Attorneys ask Gov. Bill Lee to delay state’s next scheduled execution

Attorneys for the next man scheduled to be executed in Tennessee are asking Gov. Bill Lee to grant a reprieve, arguing the state should demonstrate it can constitutionally and humanely carry out an ...

Tennessee man set for Aug. 13 execution seeks reprieve from Gov. Lee

Anthony Darrell Hines was sentenced to death after Katherine Jean Jenkins was raped, robbed and killed in Kingston Springs in ...
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Gov. Lee grants Carruthers yearlong execution reprieve after failure to set IV

The Tennessee Department of Correction called off the execution of Tony Carruthers after repeated attempts to find a vein for lethal injection failed. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee then granted Carruthers a ...
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Gov. Lee denies Oscar Smith's last chance to avoid May 22 execution

Gov. Bill Lee said he does not plan to intervene in Oscar Smith's execution scheduled for May 22. Smith has no legal avenues remaining to avoid execution. Gov. Bill Lee has denied Oscar Smith’s ...