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Tennessee death row inmate makes last-ditch effort to prevent Aug. 5 execution

Byron Black, convicted in 1988 of shooting Angela Clay and her two daughters, faces execution scheduled for August 5 in Tennessee.
Attorneys launched a last-ditch effort to stop the execution by challenging Black's competence and requesting deactivation of his implanted defibrillator, with a hearing set for July 14.
Black’s team argues the defibrillator, which will repeatedly restart his heart, would prolong suffering, while the state contends he is competent and understands his conviction and execution.
Executions were paused due to the Department of Correction not testing execution drugs properly and delays from COVID-19, and Black has seen three execution dates pass.
A trial to challenge the state's new execution protocol is scheduled for 2026, but any ruling will come too late to affect Black’s impending execution.

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