Tennessee governor Bill Lee calls off execution of Oscar Smith, state's oldest death row inmate
The governor said the execution will not move forward Thursday night.
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The governor said the execution will not move forward Thursday night.
Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed in Texas by lethal injection Thursday for the fatal shooting of a Houston police officer over 30 years ago.
Tennessee’s governor has called off what was to have been the state’s first execution since the start of the pandemic. Republican Gov. Bill Lee issued a statement Thursday saying he
Tennessee's governor on Thursday called off what was to have been the state's first execution since the start of the pandemic, granting a temporary reprieve to the oldest inmate on death row for what was called an “oversight" in preparations for the lethal injection. Republican Gov. Bill Lee didn't elaborate on what issue forced the surprise 11th-hour stop to the planned execution of 72-year-old Oscar Smith. Shortly before the governor’s surprise announcement, the U.S. Supreme Court had denied a last-hour bid by Smith’s attorneys seeking to block the execution plan.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's governor announced Thursday that he was calling off what was to have been ...