Pervis Payne

Tennessee Court of Appeals Permits Pervis Payne’s Eligibility for Parole in Four Years

By Rena AbdusalamSeptember 3, 20230 comments

By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN – The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals this week accepted a lower…

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Tennessee Court Clears Way for Parole of Long-Incarcerated Pervis Payne as Early as 2027

By Vanguard AdministratorFebruary 1, 20220 comments

The Vanguard Staff MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While the Shelby County District Attorney vowed to appeal, former death…

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Fair and Just Prosecution Prosecutor Group Urges Tennessee Governor to Grant Clemency for Pervis Payne

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsMarch 13, 20210 comments

By Julia Asby MEMPHIS, TN – Fair and Just Prosecution, an organization of elected prosecutors “committed to…

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Tennessee Governor Grants Reprieve on COVID Grounds in Pervis Payne Execution Case

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsNovember 7, 20200 comments

By Lauren Smith TENNESSEE – Friday, Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee granted defendant Pervis Payne, a man…

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Black Tennessee Man with Intellectual Disability and Strong Innocence Petitions Governor Lee for Clemency

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsOctober 6, 20201 comments

By Victoria Lembesis NASHVILLE, TN – Attorneys for Pervis Payne petitioned the governor here Monday to spare…

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Judge Halts Death Penalty Proceedings, Orders DNA Evidence Granted to Pervis Payne

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsSeptember 17, 20201 comments

By Alana Bleimann TENNESSEE – This morning, September 16, 2020, Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne was…

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On Wednesday, a Tennessee Court Decides on Allowing DNA Testing – Pervis Payne’s Life Depends on It.

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsSeptember 15, 20200 comments

By Alana Bleimann TENNESSEE – Pervis Payne may know this coming Wednesday if he’ll be killed Dec….

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Coalition Groups Urge District Attorney to Support DNA Testing for Man on Death Row

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsSeptember 1, 20200 comments

By Julietta Bisharyan MEMPHIS – For more than three decades after being sentenced to death, Pervis Payne…

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Facing Dec. Execution, Pervis Payne Asks Court for DNA Testing as New Evidence in 30-Year-Old Case

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsAugust 8, 20200 comments

By Angelina Caplanis TENNESSEE – DNA testing of 30-year-old evidence, including the murder weapon, may exonerate Pervis…

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Memphis District Attorney Opposes Death Row Man’s Petition for DNA Testing

By Vanguard Court Watch InternsAugust 1, 20200 comments

By Zhuoshan Liu MEMPHIS, TN – Friday, Pervis Payne’s attorney’s request for DNA testing was opposed by…

Wrongful Convictions Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People

By David GreenwaldJuly 30, 20200 comments

In two weeks, Laurese Glover will join us for our 10th annual Vanguard fundraiser. The keynote speaker…

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