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A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a death row inmate convicted of a 1994 slaying can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law
Tyrone Chalmers can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law, a federal judge has ruled.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee death row inmate convicted of a 1994 slaying can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be
Death row inmate Byron Black s appealing a trial court's dismissal of his request to be declared intellectually disabled, which would make him ineligible for execution.
A Tennessee death row inmate is appealing a state trial court’s dismissal of his request to be declared intellectually disabled, which would make him ineligible for execution. Earlier this year, Senior Judge Walter Kurtz ruled that federal courts had previously determined Byron Black was not intellectually disabled and therefore was ineligible to have the decision considered once again. Kurtz handed down his decision even though Nashville’s top prosecutor and Black’s lawyers agreed he shouldn't be put to death due to his intellectual disability. On Wednesday, Black’s attorneys fil...