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Attorneys for death row inmate Darrell Hines petition TN governor to commute execution
Attorneys for death row inmate Darrell Hines petitioned Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute his August 13 execution date, citing the state’s failure to follow execution protocols after a botched lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, Hines’ medical fragility from strokes, and doubts about his 1985 murder conviction. A judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to disclose the doctor for Hines’ execution.
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