Oscar Smith was sentenced to death by the State of Tennessee for a triple murder
According to court documents Oscar Smith would go to the home of his estranged wife and would murder her and her two sons: Judy Robirds Smith, 35, and her sons, Jason and Chad Burnett, 13 and 16.
Oscar Smith would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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| Supervision Status: | INCARCERATED | Assigned Location: | RIVERBEND MAXIMUM SECURITY INSTITUTION |
| Combined Sentence(s) Length: | DEATH | Supervision/Custody Level: | MAXIMUM |
| Sentence Begin Date: | 07/26/1990 | Sentence End Date: |
Oscar Smith Case
Tennessee’s Supreme Court is postponing the scheduled execution of a death row prisoner for eight months because of the coronavirus.
Oscar Smith had originally been sentenced to die on June 4 for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two sons in Nashville from a previous marriage.
On Friday, the court granted a motion requested by Smith’s attorneys to delay his execution. Smith’s new execution date is Feb. 4, 2021.
Smith’s attorneys had argued that restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus prevented them from doing important legal work for the case.
Texas has delayed five executions due to the outbreak