Judge Finds Carruthers Competent to Be Executed
March 21, 2026
March 21, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 21 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 20, 2026, by Stacey Shrader Joslin:
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Judge Finds Carruthers Competent to Be Executed
Senior Judge Mark Ward ruled earlier this week that death row inmate Tony Carruthers is competent to be executed. According to the Nashville Banner, Ward found that Carruthers's testimony showed him to be someone who understood his conviction and sentence . . .
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Judge Finds Carruthers Competent to Be Executed
Senior Judge Mark Ward ruled earlier this week that death row inmate Tony Carruthers is competent to be executed. According to the Nashville Banner, Ward found that Carruthers's testimony showed him to be someone who understood his conviction and sentence . . .