Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could ...

Pointing to his obesity and other medical conditions, lawyers for Death Row inmate Michael Tanzi are trying to halt his ...

A Florida inmate is trying to use his obesity as a way to shirk his scheduled execution in Florida, claiming the death penalty might hurt because of his weight. Attorneys for convicted murderer ...

Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection ...

A death row inmate in Florida is asking for mercy due to his “morbid” obesity. Michael Tanzi, 48, wants “leniency” for his ...

A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him ...

Tanzi’s lawyers argue the state’s lethal-injection procedure would violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual ...

Lawyers for a death row prisoner in Florida have filed a last-ditch effort to prevent his execution, citing that his weight would complicate the lethal injection procedure. Michael Tanzi ...

"The existing protocols for lethal injection do not contemplate the execution of someone with obesity and uncontrolled medical conditions, like Mr. Tanzi's, that are likely to complicate the lethal ...

Florida leads the nation in death row exonerations, where people on death row have later been found innocent of their crimes.