Three inmates claimed state's lethal injection method is more painful
Lawmakers acted after prison officials told them they don't have the drugs needed for lethal injection
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The bill is an attempt to address inabilities to carry out lethal injections because of the lack of chemicals needed
David Earl Miller was convicted of a 1981 murder and had been on death row for 36 years, the longest of any inmate in Tennessee
David Earl Miller will be executed in the electric chair Thursday evening for a 1981 murder
Lawyers for David Earl Miller have argued that Tennessee's injection method causes excruciating pain
David Earl Miller has until Monday to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection or electrocution
Edmund Zagorski, 63, became only the second person to die in the electric chair in Tennessee since 1960 when he was executed Thursday
The man responsible for building the state's electric chair thinks the device may malfunction
Execution plans remain on hold while the court decides whether the inmate had adequate representation
Legal experts said the move could open the door to legal challenges, or even the end of executions in Alabama
Electric chair would be used if state is unable to execute inmates via lethal injection
Already challenging Tennessee's lethal injection protocol
Lawmaker says he thinks the state will have to return to electric chair if it won't give complete immunity to the makers of lethal injection drugs
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday allowing the state to electrocute death row inmates in the event prisons are unable to obtain the drugs
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