Lawyers for a death row inmate in Florida are trying to stay his execution next week, arguing that it would be unconstitutional given the prisoner’s morbid obesity, which could complicate his ...

A Florida death row inmate, whose appeal based on his "morbidly obese" weight was recently rejected by the Florida Supreme Court, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night. Michael Tanzi ...

Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his upcoming execution, arguing that his obesity and health ... last week that their client is morbidly obese and suffers from sciatica ...

A “morbidly obese” convicted killer who kidnapped and strangled a Miami newspaper worker 25 years ago recited a Bible verse and munched on bacon, a candy bar and ice cream leading up to his ...

They filed a brief on March 24 stating that he was 'morbidly obese' and suffers from a nerve condition called sciatica. His lawyers argued that due to his obesity, the state's three-drug lethal ...

A death row inmate in Florida is asking for mercy due to his “morbid” obesity. Michael Tanzi, 48, wants “leniency” for his scheduled execution next month due to health issues including his ...

In court documents, lawyers for Michael Tanzi, 48, say he is morbidly obese and suffers from ... not contemplate the execution of someone with obesity and uncontrolled medical conditions, like ...

In the days leading up to his execution, Tanzi’s legal team made a final appeal to the US Supreme Court, claiming that his obesity and a related nerve condition, sciatica, would make the lethal ...

She said: "My doctor went ahead and put on my chart that I was now considered morbidly obese, which scared me to death. You hear those words... the word morbid is very, very scary and having other ...