Tennessee has called off the execution of a death row inmate convicted of triple murder after his executioners failed to insert a backup intravenous line, and the governor has issued a one-year reprie...

Tennessee called off the execution of Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, after staff members were unable to find a vein to administer lethal injection drugs.

He is being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, and their latest efforts have focused on pausing his execution date so DNA and fingerprint evidence can be tested.