TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 6, 2025

A study by attorneys H.E. Miller Jr. and Bradley MacLean highlights disparities in Tennessee’s death penalty system, showing that individuals convicted of multiple murders often receive life sentences, while many on death row were convicted of killing a single victim, the Nashville Banner reports. The analysis found 365 cases where defendants convicted of multiple murders were not sentenced to death, while 29 of the 46 people currently on Tennessee’s death row were convicted of killing only one person. The research also reveals geographic data, with Shelby County accounting for more than half of Tennessee’s death row population, while individuals from other counties with similar crimes have fewer or no death sentences. The findings come as the Tennessee Supreme Court has begun resetting execution dates in the state.