Byron Black’s legal team is still trying to figure out what caused the pain he displayed during his execution.

Black was the second person to be executed under Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol. During the process, he lifted his head, sighed, groaned and told his nearby spiritual adviser he was hurting.

In the weeks leading up to his execution, there were court hearings and reports about Black’s heart implant and concerns it could begin delivering powerful electric shocks as he died. However, shortly after the execution, Black’s defense attorneys issued a statement, explaining the device had not been triggered. A medical expert had reviewed the data stored in the device, and it showed there were no shocks that would have caused pain.

In the audio conversation above, WPLN health

See Full Page