Records: 2 people in execution knew drugs hadn't been tested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- At least two people connected to a Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold last month knew the night before that the
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- At least two people connected to a Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold last month knew the night before that the
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said the execution drugs for Smith weren’t properly tested.
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Gov. Bill Lee paused executions in Tennessee for the rest of the year on Monday after revealing that the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested. The oversight forced Lee to abruptly halt the execution of Oscar Smith an hour before he was to die last month. Lee didn’t initially…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has refused to release records that could illuminate his decision to abruptly halt the execution of Oscar Smith last month