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Docket for 25-5261 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
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No. 25-5261 *** CAPITAL CASE ***
Title:
Byron Black, Petitioner
v.
Frank Strada, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Corrections, et al.
Docketed:
August 1, 2025
Linked with:
25A136
Lower Ct:
Supreme Court of Tennessee, Middle Division
Case Numbers:
(M2025-01095-SC-RDO-CV)
Decision Date:
July 31, 2025
Proceedings and Orders
Aug 01 2025
Application (25A136) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Main Document
Other
Aug 01 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
Petition
Appendix
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
Proof of Service
Aug 03 2025
Brief of respondent Frank Strada, et al. in opposition filed.
Main Document
Other
Aug 03 2025
Reply of applicant Byron Black filed.
Reply
Aug 03 2025
Reply of petitioner Byron Black filed.
Main Document
Other
Aug 04 2025
Petition DENIED.
Aug 04 2025
Application (25A136) referred to the Court.
Aug 04 2025
Application (25A136) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Kelley Jane Henry
Counsel of Record
Federal Public Defender, Middle Dist. TN
810 Broadway, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
kelley_henry@fd.org
Ph: 615-949-1520
Party name: Byron Black
Attorneys for Respondents
Nicholas White Spangler
Counsel of Record
Office of Tennessee Attorney General
500 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd
Nashville, TN 37243
nick.spangler@ag.tn.gov
Ph: 615-741-3486
Party name: Frank Strada, et al.
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