There are 5 article(s) tagged Kelley Henry:

• December 2021

  • Resentencing for 1987 killings hinges on conflicting views of Pervis Payne

    The inmate’s 1988 death sentence was set aside because of questions about his mental competency. The resentencing hearing continues Tuesday, Dec. 14.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2021

  • Pervis Payne resentencing centers on consecutive or concurrent life sentences

    The Monday, Dec. 13, resentencing in Shelby County Criminal Court comes after prosecutors took the death penalty off the table in a retrial for a 1987 double murder in Millington. At stake is whether the life sentences will run consecutively or concurrently. If concurrently, Payne would be eligible for parole.

    By Bill Dries December 13, 2021

• July 2021

  • Pervis Payne appears in court for first time in 14 years

    Pervis Payne, a death row inmate for 33 years, appeared in court for the first time in 14 years Friday for a hearing on access to records in determining his mental competency. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 16, 2021

• April 2021

  • Pervis Payne gains new supporters as reprieve set to expire

    Pervis Payne, a Shelby County man on death row for 33 years, has gained new supporters as a reprieve is set to expire and the state Supreme Court may set a new execution date. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 07, 2021

• September 2019

  • Attorney General seeks execution dates for nine, including two Memphis men

    The Tennessee Attorney General is asking the Supreme Court to set executions for nine people, including two Memphis men convicted of multiple murders. But the move will run into opposition from a federal public defender who called the situation a “request for mass executions.”

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2019