Oscar Franklin Smith, 70, was scheduled to be executed on June 4 for the 1989 slayings of his estranged wife and her two sons.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ordered a death row inmate's execution to be stayed until 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ordered that Oscar Smith's execution date be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.On Friday, the Tennessee Supreme Court granted the motion and ordered a stay of execution until February 4, 2021. She added:"Mr. Smith, who has always maintained his innocence, needs to meet with his attorneys to prepare a clemency petition and investigators need to interview people to get information for the clemency petition. None of that face-to-face work can happen at this time without risking public health."
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