Two days before a Tennessee prisoner’s scheduled execution, the state’s Supreme Court has denied request for more time to consider the possible bias of a juror who helped hand down the original death sentence decades ago. Mr. Hall is unlikely to convince the appellate courts to otherwise grant relief on this issue.” — Tennesse Supreme Court rulingBILL BARR SAYS HE'D TAKE FIGHT TO RESTART FEDERAL EXECUTIONS TO SUPREME COURT IF NEEDEDHall is scheduled to die Thursday in the electric chair. It’s a method selected by three out of the five past death row inmates put to death since Tennessee started resuming executions in August 2018. This omission, Hall’s attorneys argue, deprived the 53-year-old Hall of a fair and impartial jury — a right protected in both the Tennessee and U.S. constitutions. Today the Tennessee Supreme Court held that the state can execute Lee Hall on Thursday, denying him the right to present evidence of unconstitutional jury bias to an appellate court that recently overturned a conviction on the same grounds," said attorney John Spragens.

Source: Fox News December 04, 2019 04:18 UTC