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Tennessee Gov.
#BillLee has granted 57-year-old
#TonyCarruthers a one-year stay of execution after officials reportedly struggled to find a vein during an attempted lethal injection, according to the Associated Press.
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Lee issued the stay on Thursday while Carruthers’ attorney, Maria DeLiberato, was speaking to reporters.
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Carruthers was convicted in connection to the 1994 murders of 21-year-old Marcellos Anderson, his mother Delois Anderson, 43, and 17-year-old Frederick Tucker in Memphis, Tennessee. He was sentenced to death for the killings.
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However, Carruthers’ legal team has argued that there was no physical evidence linking him to the murders and claims he is mentally incompetent. They also noted that Carruthers was forced to represent himself during trial after disputes and threats involving his co...