Tenn. death row inmate to die Thursday, latest appeal denied
Convicted triple-murderer Oscar Smith will die by lethal injection Apr. 21.
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Convicted triple-murderer Oscar Smith will die by lethal injection Apr. 21.
Smith has also asked the state Supreme Court to halt his execution date.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to vacate his execution date so that an appeals court could review new evidence in his case. Oscar Smith, 71, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection April 21.
An appellate court has denied a Tennessee death row inmate’s request to reopen his case after unknown DNA was found. The Tennesseean reports the state Court of Criminal Appeals ruled