Tennessee governor calls off execution of Oscar Smith ... - NBC News
Apr 22, 2022 · Tennessee’s governor on Thursday called off the execution of Oscar Smith, 72, citing an "oversight" in preparations for the lethal injection.
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Governor Bill Lee issued the temporary reprieve and said, "Due to an oversight in preparation for lethal injection, the scheduled execution of Oscar Smith will not move forward tonight. I am granting a temporary reprieve while we address Tennessee Department of Correction protocol.
Who Is Oscar Smith? Oldest Tennessee Death Row Inmate Faces ... - Newsweek
Apr 20, 2022 · Oscar Franklin Smith, 72, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution on April 21.
TN inmate granted temporary reprieve hours before execution - WBIR.com
Apr 21, 2022 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Oscar Franklin Smith was set to be executed Thursday night but before the execution, he was granted a temporary reprieve by Governor Bill Lee.
Death row inmate facing execution this week has appeal ... - NBC News
Apr 18, 2022 · The one-sentence order comes as the state prepares to kill Oscar Smith, 72, by lethal injection on Thursday. The court also denied his request to vacate his execution date.
Tennessee governor Bill Lee calls off execution of Oscar ... - CBS News
Apr 21, 2022 · Due to an oversight in preparation for lethal injection, the scheduled execution of Oscar Smith will not move forward tonight.
Tennessee set to execute Oscar Smith, convicted in 1990 of ... - CBS News
Apr 20, 2022 · Tennessee is set to execute Oscar Smith this week, after the state's governor said he would not intervene in the case.
Oscar Franklin Smith Tennessee: Gov. Lee issues temporary …
Apr 19, 2022 · Earlier Thursday, the United States Supreme Court declined to stop the execution of Oscar Franklin Smith hours before he is scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee, his attorney confirmed.
Oscar Smith: A Tennessee death row inmate is set to be executed …
Apr 20, 2022 · Death row inmate Oscar Smith, who was convicted of killing his estranged wife and her teenage sons in 1989, is set to be executed Thursday after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) denied his request...
Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Smith to be executed despite …
Apr 20, 2022 · Oscar Smith, 72, will be put to death by lethal injection on Thursday over the triple murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her two teenage sons Jason and Chad Burnett back in 1989....