A death row inmate's lawyers filed documents requesting that their client be exempt from lethal injection due to his morbid obesity.

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Michael Tanzi, 48, who was found guilty of murdering Janet Acosta, 49, in 2003, is set to face the ultimate punishment on ...

Lawyers for a Florida death row inmate Michael Tanzi seek to delay his execution due to his morbid obesity, arguing that it ...

Florida sex killer Michael Tanzi is too fat to fry, his legal eagles are claiming. The 48-year-old death row denizen is ...

Michael Tanzi, 48, who faces execution for murdering Janet Acosta, 49, may be spared the death penalty due to his obesity and ...

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

The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.

"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 ...

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