Death row inmate seeking execution delay unless Tennessee replaces doctor from Tony Carruthers’ botched procedure

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Darrell Hines have requested a conditional stay on his August 13 execution unless Dr. Mark Fowler, involved in a botched execution of Tony Carruthers earlier this year, is replaced. The Tennessee Department of Corrections has not confirmed whether Fowler will participate in Hines' execution, and Carruthers' family claims the prior botched procedure left him partially paralyzed.