(The Center Square) – Tennessee convicted murderer Oscar Franklin Smith was executed Thursday morning, the first execution by the state in five years. Smith was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m., according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. The execution was carried out using the single drug pentobarbital. Gov. Bill Lee placed a moratorium on executions […]
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