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botched execution
Coverage of botched execution in the Nexus archive.
- Death row inmate seeking execution delay unless Tennessee replaces doctor from Tony Carruthers’ botched procedure
Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Darrell Hines have requested a conditional stay on his August 13 execution unless Dr. Mark Fowler, involved in a botched execution of Tony Carruthers earlier this year, is replaced. The Tennessee Department of Corrections has not confirmed whether Fowler will participate in Hines' execution, and Carruthers' family claims the prior botched procedure left him partially paralyzed.
- Family of death row inmate blames doctor in botched execution
The family of a Tennessee death row inmate has filed a complaint against a doctor, accusing them of violating ethics following a failed execution in May due to IV insertion problems.