Inmate's supporters seeking to stop execution include family members of victims

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A death row inmate who killed his grandmother and 2 others in 1979 has family members of his victims and past and present prison workers calling for clemency.

“I can confidently state that Nick Sutton is the most rehabilitated prisoner that I met working in maximum security prisons over the course of 30 years,” former Correction Lt. Tony Eden stated in an affidavit included with the clemency petition.

Former counselor Cheryl Donaldson also believes Sutton may have saved her life when he sprang into action and called for help after she slipped and hit her head hard on a concrete prison floor. The mother of Paul House, a former death row inmate who was later freed when a judge overturned his conviction based on new evidence, said she is doing all she can to advocate for Sutton. She said Sutton cared for her son after he developed multiple sclerosis in prison, including helping him eat and shower.

Maynard said he doesn't feel executing Sutton would solve anything."It just ends my uncle's story with another killing," Maynard said in a phone interview. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who is not related to Anna Lee, is a devout Christian who often speaks of his faith. But so far, it has not led him to commute the sentences of three men executed since he took office, including one who became a devout Christian and religious leader while in prison.

 

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That was hard to read

Trump will let him out.

I’m guessing the people he killed also begged to not die. Didn’t work so well for them, and it shouldn’t work for him. Sorry...but not sorry.

In this world, crimes of war blatantly committed by Governments cloaked under words such as nationalism and patriotism while sundry crimes by working class punished without mercy. Is this a fair world?

There is no way it should be taking over 30 years to hand down this punishment. Just shows how messed up the death row appeals process is. Punishment should occur in less than 10 years and the defense lawyers should be limited to the of appeals they can file.

Ask his grandmother, oh wait..!

1979? Really? What a joke

They should ask Trump

Light him up and let him burn.

Why is he still alive

Sure why not let all the criminals go free it’s a given under the trumps presidency.

The family members shouldn't have any more say in this than a battered wife does when she tries to drop charges. The state needs to execute

This Tennessee inmate is on death row because he killed a man during a drug deal that happened while serving time at a federal prison. The victim's family is asking for clemency because they believe their family member deserved to die. SMH

realDonaldTrump didn't pardon him?

Given Trump’s sympathy towards men who have committed violent acts toward women, he stands a pretty good chance.

Killed his grandmother. He should ring up trump.

How much tax dollars has he cost us since 1979?

I wonder if the 3 people he killed asked him for clemency?

They need to contact tRump

Call trump, he's giving them out like candy at Halloween.

See ya wouldn't want to be ya.

and he'll probably get it

let him deal his consequences and leave him alone.

Why is he still breathing?

dont worry trump will help him

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