NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that he does not plan to “intervene” in the execution of a Tennessee death row inmate who was convicted of killing three people in Memphis more than three decades ago.
“After deliberate consideration of Tony Von Carruthers’ request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and do not plan to intervene,” Lee said in a statement.
The ACLU had been pushing in both state and federal courts to delay Curruthers’ execution — which is scheduled for Thursday — while more forensic testing is done. The nonprofit says he was wrongfully convicted on a jailhouse informant’s testimony, adding that there’s no physical evidence…