TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2026

Gov. Bill Lee will not stop the execution of Memphis death row inmate Tony Carruthers, he said in a brief statement, the Commercial Appeal reports. Carruthers is scheduled to be executed May 21. “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 the statement. Carruthers is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which has repeatedly sought DNA and fingerprint testing.