Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate’s heart-regulating implanted device at execution

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate’s heart-regulating implanted device at execution

A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his execution by lethal injection scheduled for Aug. 5

FILE – This undated booking photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Corrections shows Byron Black. (Tennessee Department of Corrections via AP, File)