Tennessee’s attorney general is opposing motions to delay executions scheduled in August and October due to the coronavirus pandemic. In two state Supreme Court filings this week, Attorney General Herbert Slatery wrote that attorneys for Byron Black and Harold Nichols are speculating about about future public health conditions in their delay requests. Slatery wrote that that court can take whatever actions necessary if public health circumstances worsen. Nichols’ execution is scheduled for Aug. 4 and Black’s is slated for Oct. 8. The state Supreme Court previously delayed inmate Oscar Smith?s execution from June to February 2021 due to the coronavirus.
Tennessee AG opposes push to delay executions due to virus
May 8, 2020 | 5:00 AM