Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
3 months ago

Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The highest elected law enforcement officer in Oklahoma has said that Richard Glossip did not get a fair trial,” said Knight, a veteran death penalty trial attorney who has consulted on hundreds of capital cases. “As far as I know that’s unprecedented.” Despite Drummond’s doubts about the trial, an Oklahoma appeals court upheld Glossip’s conviction, and the state’s pardon and parole board deadlocked in a vote to grant him clemency. Among those who support Glossip’s efforts to get a new trial are a group of nearly two dozen current and former state and federal prosecutors who wrote in a brief with the court that they were troubled by the actions of law enforcement officers in the case, including what they characterized as the key witness, Sneed, being “coached” to implicate Glossip by a police detective. "And yet, they are now witnessing the spectacle of their case being stalled by the Attorney General for their home state confessing an error where none exists.” Among those who remain convinced of Glossip's guilt in orchestrating Van Treese's murder for hire is former Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, who reviewed Glossip's case multiple times and who urged the state's Pardon and Parole Board to reject clemency for him even though the original case was prosecuted by his predecessors.

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Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases

NPR  

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, about the death penalty cases that have come under scrutiny this year. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Yesterday, the Texas State Supreme Court temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson after a bipartisan group …

We Thought the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Cases Couldn’t Get Worse. We Thought Wrong.
55 years ago

We Thought the Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Cases Couldn’t Get Worse. We Thought Wrong.

Slate  

Richard Glossip has been on death row for over 25 years. On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick spoke to his pro bono attorney, Don Knight, about last Wednesday’s oral argument in Glossip’s case at the high court. I’m remembering Justice Stephen Breyer’s dissent in the 2015 Glossip case at the U.S. Supreme Court as a kind of cri de …

"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing
2 months, 4 weeks ago

"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing

Salon  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a rare capital punishment case that's seen the Oklahoma attorney general side with death row inmate Richard Glossip's request to have his murder conviction overturned due to alleged prosecutorial misconduct. "There's a potential for an even split, which would ultimately mean that the lower court decision stands," Hoag-Fordjour said, "affirming or …

The Lesson We Should Take From Glossip v. Oklahoma
3 months ago

The Lesson We Should Take From Glossip v. Oklahoma

Slate  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument on whether Richard Glossip should be executed for a crime that even the people who originally prosecuted him are not confident he committed. As the wrongful conviction movement has succeeded in persuading many prosecutors to revisit and even concede relief in past cases, prosecutors—and the courts—who weren’t involved in the original trial …

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support
3 months ago

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court is returning …

The Next Stage in the Effort to End the Death Penalty
3 months, 1 week ago

The Next Stage in the Effort to End the Death Penalty

Slate  

The death penalty in the United States is not really a legal problem. This is another example of what French writer Alexis de Tocqueville observed of the United States when he visited in the early 19th century: “Scarcely any political question arises … that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question.” Although courts have on occasion stepped …

Oklahoma Judge Tells Execution Staff to “Suck It Up” After Trauma-Break Request
55 years ago

Oklahoma Judge Tells Execution Staff to “Suck It Up” After Trauma-Break Request

Slate  

Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general, Gentner Drummond, and Steven Harpe, the director of the Department of Corrections, want to slow down the pace of their state’s upcoming executions, moving from a 60-day to a 90-day interval between each of them. He insisted that he would not buy into arguments about the traumatic effects of participating in executions, which he derisively labeled …

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. “Public confidence in the death penalty requires the highest standard of reliability, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Supreme Court will review this …

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up the extraordinary appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate named Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general said should not be executed. “We are grateful that the court is providing Richard Glossip the opportunity to argue that Oklahoma should not be permitted to kill him,” Glossip’s …

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation
1 year, 1 month ago

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a …

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in a 1997 murder-for-hire after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared. “When police came to talk to Glossip about Van Treese’s whereabouts, he directed him away from the room he knew Van Treese was in,” Prater said …

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to temporarily stay …

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution In Oklahoma
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution In Oklahoma

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared. Glossip had been scheduled to be put to death on May 18 despite statements by new Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond that Glossip did not receive a fair trial. An …

Oklahoma inmate supported by ‘Dead Man Walking’ author, nun
1 year, 8 months ago

Oklahoma inmate supported by ‘Dead Man Walking’ author, nun

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, on Wednesday joined others calling on Oklahoma Gov. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 2-2 last week to reject a clemency recommendation for Glossip with one member recusing himself because his spouse is a prosecutor who was previously involved …

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun
1 year, 8 months ago

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prominent death penalty opponent Sister …

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not
1 year, 8 months ago

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not

LA Times  

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 2 to 2 to grant clemency to Richard Glossip on April 26. Several prominent Oklahoma Republican lawmakers have likewise argued for Glossip, horrified that their state is close to putting to death a man who may be innocent. Opinion Editorial: Death penalty’s retreat is excruciatingly slow Florida jurors and Oregon’s governor were unlikely …

Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip
1 year, 8 months ago

Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general said he doesn’t think the condemned man whose case has drawn celebrity interest received a fair trial. Glossip, who was convicted of paying an accomplice, Justin Sneed, to kill Van Treese, told the board Wednesday …

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip
1 year, 8 months ago

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oklahoma's new Attorney General Gentner …

Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction
1 year, 8 months ago

Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general’s concerns about some testimony and evidence. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ ruling said his case “has been thoroughly investigated and reviewed,” with Glossip given …

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip
1 year, 9 months ago

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top prosecutor and attorneys for death row inmate Richard Glossip both asked a court on Monday to once again delay Glossip’s upcoming execution while his attorneys seek to have his conviction overturned. Attorney General Gentner Drummond and one of Glossip’s attorneys, Warren Gotcher, filed a joint motion for a stay of execution with the Oklahoma Court …

GOP Oklahoma lawmakers join call for death penalty pause
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP Oklahoma lawmakers join call for death penalty pause

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Three Oklahoma Republican lawmakers joined a former corrections official on Wednesday to call for a moratorium on the death penalty amid growing concerns about the state’s brisk pace of lethal injections. Rep. Kevin McDugle said he supports the death penalty but believes Oklahoma’s next death row inmate scheduled to die, Richard Glossip, is actually innocent. Opposition to …

EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty

Associated Press  

In Boston, the Justice Department is pressing judges to uphold Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence. The Justice Department continues to press for the death penalty in certain cases, even though it has imposed a moratorium that means no federal executions are likely to happen anytime soon. But they will be Biden executions.” A White House email on Wednesday said …

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate
2 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday denied death row inmate Richard Glossip’s request for a new evidentiary hearing that his attorneys suggest would prove his innocence in the 1997 beating death of Glossip’s boss at an Oklahoma City motel. The court also cast doubt on Glossip’s theory that his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, acted alone or with his …

Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted another temporary reprieve to death row inmate Richard Glossip, pushing his scheduled execution back until February 2023 so that an appeals court has more time to consider his claim of innocence. Two different juries found Glossip guilty of murder for hire.” Van Treese’s brother, Ken Van Treese, did not immediately return a …

Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons for custody of a state death row inmate whom the bureau is refusing to hand over, with the state saying the man’s scheduled execution cannot be carried out in December if he’s not returned soon. A federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday by state Attorney General John O’Connor urging that …

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Supreme Court to set up a Constitution Bench to lay down guidelines for the courts on providing a convict a real and meaningful hearing before deciding on a death penalty is a refreshing step that will further civilise the criminal justice delivery system in our country. The only protection a person can have against incarceration or …

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general has asked the state’s highest appeals court to set execution dates for 25 death row inmates following a federal judge’s rejection of their challenge to the state’s lethal injection method. In 25 similar filings with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday, Attorney General John O’Connor wrote that the federal court’s stays of …

Federal judge OKs Oklahoma’s lethal injection method
2 years, 7 months ago

Federal judge OKs Oklahoma’s lethal injection method

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday ruled the state’s three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional, paving the way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case. Judge Stephen Friot’s ruling followed a six-day federal trial earlier this year in which attorneys for 28 …

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional
2 years, 7 months ago

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional

NPR  

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday ruled the state's three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional, paving the way for the state to request execution dates for more than two dozen death row inmates who were plaintiffs in the case. Judge …

Oklahoma attorneys say execution method is constitutional
2 years, 10 months ago

Oklahoma attorneys say execution method is constitutional

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The three-drug lethal injection method Oklahoma uses is constitutional and is unlikely to lead to inmates experiencing much pain before they die, Oklahoma’s solicitor general told a federal judge on Monday. Mithun Mansinghani told U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot that the four lethal injections the state has carried out since October “are definitive proof that the protocol …

Texas law firm agrees to review Oklahoma death penalty case
2 years, 10 months ago

Texas law firm agrees to review Oklahoma death penalty case

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A partner with a Texas law firm said Tuesday at least 20 attorneys are prepared to review the case of an Oklahoma death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a motel owner in Oklahoma City. Stan Perry, an attorney with Houston-based ReedSmith, said his firm already has begun reviewing the …

Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions
2 years, 11 months ago

Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court rejected a request from two Oklahoma death row inmates to temporarily halt their upcoming lethal injections. The two have argued that the state’s current three-drug lethal injection protocol that uses midazolam as the first drug will expose them to a constitutionally unacceptable risk of severe pain. The judge also determined that Grant and …

Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate
3 years ago

Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma has granted a stay of execution for a death row inmate who was scheduled to receive a lethal injection in March. The order reinstates Coddington as a plaintiff in a case with other death row inmates who are challenging Oklahoma’s three-drug lethal injection protocol. Firing squad is one of several authorized execution …

Judge denies Oklahoma death row inmate’s request for stay
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge denies Oklahoma death row inmate’s request for stay

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge on Tuesday denied a death row inmate’s request for a stay of execution, paving the way for him to receive a lethal injection next month. Bigler Stouffer II, 79, and his attorneys argued that the state’s current three-drug lethal injection protocol poses the risk of subjecting him to unconstitutional pain and suffering. Stouffer also …

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal
3 years, 1 month ago

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by four Oklahoma inmates to stay their executions scheduled over the next three months, including a planned lethal injection next week that has drawn international attention. Jen Moreno, an attorney for the four death row inmates, called the ruling “inexplicable.” “We’re kind of in the process of figuring out …

Oklahoma set to resume lethal injections after 6-year pause
3 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma set to resume lethal injections after 6-year pause

Al Jazeera  

A 60-year-old Oklahoma man who stabbed a prison cafeteria worker to death in 1998 is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday in the state’s first attempt to administer the death penalty since a series of flawed executions more than six years ago. The state moved forward with John Marion Grant’s lethal injection after the US Supreme Court, in …

Federal court delays Oklahoma executions until 2022, just weeks before Julius Jones was set to die
3 years, 2 months ago

Federal court delays Oklahoma executions until 2022, just weeks before Julius Jones was set to die

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal appeals court …

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Oklahoma executions
3 years, 2 months ago

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Oklahoma executions

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court granted stays of execution on Wednesday for two Oklahoma inmates who were scheduled to receive lethal injections in the coming weeks. The panel wrote, “We find nothing in the relevant case law that specifically requires a prisoner to designate a method of execution to be used in his case by ‘checking a box’ …

Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
3 years, 2 months ago

Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn international attention and who is scheduled to die on Nov. 28. Judge Stephen Friot denied a motion for a preliminary injunction sought by the five inmates, paving the way …

Oklahoma may start executing prisoners during a suit challenging its death penalty
3 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma may start executing prisoners during a suit challenging its death penalty

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the prisoners’ lawsuit is successful, their executions …

Federal judge says Oklahoma death penalty suit can proceed
3 years, 4 months ago

Federal judge says Oklahoma death penalty suit can proceed

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge in Oklahoma City ruled Wednesday a lawsuit challenging the state’s lethal injection protocols can proceed to trial, making it likely Oklahoma’s de facto moratorium on executions will extend into a seventh year. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot agreed in his order to consider at trial whether Oklahoma’s current three-drug protocol risks subjecting inmates to …

Oklahoma death row inmates seek injection protocol challenge
4 years, 10 months ago

Oklahoma death row inmates seek injection protocol challenge

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is ill-prepared to resume executing inmates and its new lethal injection protocols would violate the constitutional rights of prisoners, attorneys for death row inmates said in a court filing Thursday. Attorneys for several Oklahoma death row inmates filed a motion to reopen a case in federal court in Oklahoma City that challenges Oklahoma’s lethal injection method. …

Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty
5 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty

CNN  

Washington CNN — A controversial execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama appears to have set off a rare public debate between Supreme Court justices over how the death penalty is enforced. She said the court is likely to move to the right in the coming years and “these three death penalty cases may demonstrate the court’s growing pains as …

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