Gov. Lee Says He Will Not Intervene in Anthony Darrell Hines’ Execution
Hines’ attorneys say his medical condition and the state’s failed May execution attempt raise the risk of severe pain.
- On Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will not intervene in the execution of Darrell Hines, scheduled for Thursday, August 13, at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
- Hines, 66, was convicted in 1986 for the 1985 murder of Katherine Jean Jenkins, a 54-year-old maid killed at the CeBon Motel in Kingston Springs while robbed of $100.
- Attorneys argue Hines' partial paralysis from recent strokes makes IV access difficult, alleging Dr. Mark Fowler, who oversaw the botched May execution of Tony Carruthers, will supervise this procedure.
- The Tennessee Supreme Court rejected requests last week to disclose if Fowler will participate or pause the execution, prompting an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for review.
- Attorney Kit Thomas criticized the decision, calling the procedure a "grotesque spectacle," while Tennessee medical professionals and faith leaders have joined calls to pause executions following the failed May attempt.
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Doctor involved in past failed Tennessee execution participates in Anthony ‘Darrell’ Hines’ lethal injection
Dr. Mark Walton Fowler says he declared Hines’ time of death. The execution contrasts with a previous one that had problems with the insertion of IV lines.
'Outright barbaric': Red state's upcoming 'grotesque spectacle' has attorney up in arms
A lawyer for Anthony Darrell Hines, a man who was convicted of the 1985 murder of Catherine Jean Jackson Jenkins in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, said the state’s Republican governor will force a “grotesque spectacle” to move forward on Thursday by refusing to stop Hines’ planned execution despite a botched lethal injection involving another death row inmate in May.The lawyer, Kit Thomas, noted that Hines, 66, has experienced muscular atrophy aft…
Death row inmate seeks order against execution based on paralysis
Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate filed a request Wednesday to stop his execution, saying the man could be physically incapable of going through the state’s lethal injection protocol. Darrell Hines’ legal counsel filed motions in U.S. District Court…
Tennessee Planning Lethal Injection Despite ‘Barbaric’ Botched Execution of Another Inmate in May
Tennessee faces controversy over botched lethal injections as lawyer fights to halt execution of Anthony Darrell Hines. Governor urged to address medical concerns.
Tennessee governor refuses clemency for death row inmate; execution set Thursday
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is declining to stop Thursday’s scheduled execution of death row inmate Darrell Hines, even as his attorneys claim he could suffer cruel and unusual punishment because of an “under-skilled” physician. “After deliberate consideration of Anthony Darrell…
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