Electric chair builder worried Tennessee execution will fail 2 SHARES Share it! In addition to electric chairs, Leuchter built, refurbished and consulted on gas chambers, lethal injection machines and a gallows for at least 27 states. “What I’m worried about now is Tennessee’s got an electric chair that’s going to hurt someone or cause problems. Shortly afterward, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the electric chair violates the 8th Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Tennessee has executed only one person in Leuchter’s electric chair.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 31, 2018 14:26 UTC