Arizona death row inmate released after 29 years behind bars
1 year, 6 months ago

Arizona death row inmate released after 29 years behind bars

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona death row inmate whose convictions and death sentence in the 1994 death of a 4-year-old were thrown out was released from prison Thursday. Barry Lee Jones had spent 29 years behind bars for murder, child abuse and sexual assault convictions in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter. Under the agreement, once his convictions and death sentence were thrown out, Jones pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge in connection with his failure to seek medical care for the girl. Jones spent nearly three decades on Arizona’s death row despite compelling evidence that he was innocent of charges that he had fatally assaulted” the girl, said Cary Sandman, Jones’s attorney, who said his client didn’t sexually assault the child.

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The Astonishing Lengths Samuel Alito Will Go to Execute Death Row Inmates
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Astonishing Lengths Samuel Alito Will Go to Execute Death Row Inmates

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. During oral argument, Justice Samuel Alito, who would end up writing the majority opinion, likened the defendant to “Hannibal Lecter.” Related From Slate This Should Be a Wake-Up Call to the Biden Administration on the Death Penalty Justice Neil Gorsuch, notoriously impatient with …

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed
1 year, 6 months ago

Lawsuit protesting Arizona governor’s refusal to execute prisoner dismissed

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A lawsuit that alleged Arizona Gov. The lawsuit dismissed Thursday had tried unsuccessfully to force the Democratic governor, who had ordered a review of Arizona’s death penalty protocols because of the state’s history of mismanaged executions, to carry out the execution of Aaron Gunches for his murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Ted Price. Democratic Attorney General …

Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal
2 years, 1 month ago

Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper’s attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court, saying “newly discovered material facts” have been discovered in the case and the 76-year-old inmate should be entitled to a new trial. Hooper and …

Arizona Supreme Court could issue execution warrant Oct. 12
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona Supreme Court could issue execution warrant Oct. 12

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court said Wednesday that a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper could be issued in two months. A briefing schedule issued by the state’s high court shows the state’s motion for an execution warrant must be filed by the end of the week. If the motion is granted when the court considers …

Board rejects Arizona death-row prisoner’s clemency bid
2 years, 7 months ago

Board rejects Arizona death-row prisoner’s clemency bid

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s clemency board has declined to recommend to Gov. The decision by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency on Tuesday at the state prison in Florence marks one of the last steps before Frank Atwood’s execution in the 1984 killing of Vicki Hoskinson. Board members made the decision after hearing from Hoskinson’s mother, Debbie Carlson, who described her …

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
2 years, 7 months ago

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty ended with the execution of Clarence Dixon for killing a college student 44 years ago, making him the sixth person to be put to death in the U.S. so far this year. Dixon’s death Wednesday for the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin broke the …

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
2 years, 7 months ago

Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty

The Independent  

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Arizona Executes 1st Incarcerated Man In Nearly 8 Years
2 years, 7 months ago

Arizona Executes 1st Incarcerated Man In Nearly 8 Years

Huff Post  

Clarence Dixon, 66, was sentenced to death in the 1977 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University senior, in Arizona. Arizona Department of Corrections via AP FLORENCE, Ariz. — An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was put to death Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state’s use of the death penalty …

Arizona executes first prisoner in nearly eight years after Supreme Court declines to hear case
2 years, 7 months ago

Arizona executes first prisoner in nearly eight years after Supreme Court declines to hear case

LA Times  

Clarence Dixon, who was convicted of murdering a college student in 1978, was executed Wednesday in Arizona. An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 was put to death Wednesday after a nearly eight-year hiatus in the state’s use of the death penalty brought on by its last execution, a nearly two-hour episode that critics say was …

Judge mulls Arizona prisoner’s mental fitness to be executed
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge mulls Arizona prisoner’s mental fitness to be executed

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A judge plans to issue a ruling Tuesday night on a request by an Arizona prisoner to stop his May 11 execution on the grounds that his psychological problems keep him from rationally understanding why the state wants to end his life. Lawyers for Clarence Dixon, who would be the first person executed in Arizona in nearly eight …

Clemency bid denied for Arizona prisoner set for execution
2 years, 7 months ago

Clemency bid denied for Arizona prisoner set for execution

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona’s clemency board has unanimously declined to recommend to Gov. The decision by the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency on Thursday marks one of the last steps before Clarence Dixon’s execution in the 1978 killing of Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin. Before his conviction in Bowdoin’s death, Dixon was serving life sentences for sexual assault and other …

AG wants death-row prisoner’s mental fitness exam called off
2 years, 8 months ago

AG wants death-row prisoner’s mental fitness exam called off

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Prosecutors have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to call off an upcoming hearing scheduled by a lower-court judge to determine the mental fitness of a prisoner to be executed in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office told the state’s highest court in a …

Arizona Supreme Court urged to call off death row inmate’s mental competency exam
2 years, 8 months ago

Arizona Supreme Court urged to call off death row inmate’s mental competency exam

LA Times  

Prosecutors have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to call off an upcoming hearing scheduled by a lower-court judge to determine the mental fitness of a prisoner to be executed in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. Gen. Mark Brnovich’s office told the state’s highest court in a filing Wednesday that the …

1st execution in Arizona in nearly 8 years set for May 11
2 years, 8 months ago

1st execution in Arizona in nearly 8 years set for May 11

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant Thursday for a death-row prisoner in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. About a year ago, prosecutors took steps to seek the executions of Dixon and Frank Atwood, a death row prisoner in an unrelated case, but the litigation was put …

Arizona seeks to resume executions after 7-year hiatus
2 years, 10 months ago

Arizona seeks to resume executions after 7-year hiatus

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Prosecutors on Thursday asked the Arizona Supreme Court to issue an execution warrant for a convicted killer that if carried out would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in seven years. Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed the request for a warrant of execution against Clarence Dixon, who was convicted and sentenced to death in …

Arizona plans to seek warrants for 1st executions in 7 years
2 years, 11 months ago

Arizona plans to seek warrants for 1st executions in 7 years

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Prosecutors told the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday that they intend to seek execution warrants soon for two death-row inmates in what would be the state’s first executions in seven years. Nine months ago, the Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office made a similar request of the high court to set a briefing schedule before filing execution warrants for …

Death row inmate Julius Jones is a perfect example of Oklahoma’s broken justice system
3 years, 1 month ago

Death row inmate Julius Jones is a perfect example of Oklahoma’s broken justice system

The Independent  

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Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones
3 years, 1 month ago

Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones scheduled for Tuesday has been delayed for a week while his legal challenge is pending in federal court. The five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is now set to hear Jones’ request for clemency next Tuesday while an appeal by death row inmates is pending in federal …

Prisoners seek postponement in death warrant litigation
3 years, 8 months ago

Prisoners seek postponement in death warrant litigation

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Two death-row prisoners have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to hold off on scheduling litigation over warrants that would trigger the state’s first executions in almost seven years. Atwood’s lawyers, who didn’t specify a postponement date, asked the court to reject the litigation schedule proposed by Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office, arguing the plan made by prosecutors would …

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