Tennessee Supreme Court allows execution of inmate with heart device, as legal and ethical issues are considered.

According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, Black has selected pizza with mushrooms and sausage, donuts, and butter pecan ice cream to be served for his last meal. The meal will reportedly be served on Monday, Aug. 4. Earlier this year, TDOC announced the execution dates of several inmates, including Black, with News 2:

Attorneys for Byron Black, a 66-year-old man on Tennessee's death row, have filed a motion for a stay of his execution due to the potential for his implanted defibrillator to trigger a prolonged and gruesome death.