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Judge’s decision on death row inmate’s pacemaker amended
A Tennessee judge ruled Tuesday that the state can deactivate a death row inmate's implanted heart-regulating device at a ...
Death row inmate's defibrillator to be deactivated morning of execution
A Davidson County judge is holding a rare hearing Tuesday morning that could impact how Tennessee carries out the execution ...
Tennessee judge gives state leeway on deactivating inmate’s heart-regulating device before execution
A Tennessee judge has ruled that the state can deactivate a death-row inmate’s implanted heart-regulating device at a ...
Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military
The Pentagon says people with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have a history of ...
Judge allows death row inmate to deactivate implanted defibrillator during execution
One of Tennessee’s longest serving death row inmates will be allowed to deactivate a defibrillator implanted in his chest before he’s executed next month.
Judge modifies order allowing TN death row inmate to deactivate implanted defibrillator during execution
He was convicted in the 1987 triple murder of 29-year-old Angela Clay and her two young daughters and sentenced to death.
Tennessee inmate's heart device must be turned off before execution to avoid shock risk, judge rules
A judge has ruled that a death row inmate's heart device must be deactivated when he receives a lethal injection in Tennessee ...
New Pentagon rules limit medical waivers to join military
The Pentagon has issued new rules that would prevent people currently treated for schizophrenia, congestive heart failure, ...
Tennessee judge orders deactivation of death row inmate's defibrillator before execution
A Davidson County judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to deactivate death row inmate Byron Black’s heart ...