Oscar Franklin Smith

Oscar Franklin Smith (March 25, 1950 – May 22, 2025) was an American man convicted of first-degree murder in Tennessee and sentenced to death. Smith was scheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022; however, his execution was temporarily reprieved by Governor Bill Lee due to an oversight in the preparation for lethal injection.

Smith was incarcerated on death row at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, and he was executed by lethal injection on May 22, 2025.