Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new Attorney General Gentner Drummond plans to ask the state’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday to recommend sparing the life of death row inmate Richard Glossip, a highly unusual move for the state’s top prosecutor’s office that typically urges the board to reject clemency. “I am not aware of an Oklahoma Attorney General ever supporting a clemency application for a death row inmate,” Drummond wrote. That is simply not the case in this matter due to the material evidence that was not disclosed to the jury.” Drummond previously asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate Glossip’s conviction, saying in a court filing that although the state is not suggesting Glossip is innocent, he had numerous concerns about the trial, including that the key witness against Glossip lied to the jury about his psychiatric treatment and reasons for taking the mood-stabilizing drug lithium. Glossip, now 60, was convicted of the 1997 murder-for-hire killing of his boss, motel owner Barry Van Treese, at two separate trials based largely on the testimony of his co-defendant, Justin Sneed.

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US Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence over withheld evidence
1 month ago

US Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence over withheld evidence

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who was found guilty in the killing of a motel owner but has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip's wife, Lea, called the decision “an answered prayer.” Prosecutors' failure to turn over …

Who is Richard Glossip and what did he do?Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate
1 month ago

Who is Richard Glossip and what did he do?Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. FILE - This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021. The justices …

Supreme Court Throws Out Oklahoma Man's Murder Conviction And Death Sentence
1 month ago

Supreme Court Throws Out Oklahoma Man's Murder Conviction And Death Sentence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, voting to uphold the conviction and death sentence, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett …

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence
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1 month ago

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, voting to uphold the conviction and death sentence, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett would have allowed …

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma
1 month ago

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma

NPR  

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma toggle caption Larry French/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has maintained his innocence for more than a quarter century, and who came so close to execution that he three times ate what was …

Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
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1 month ago

Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip

CNN  

CNN — A fractured Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose appeal drew national attention and support from the state’s conservative attorney general, in light of allegations that the state withheld evidence related to its main witness. “Such a revelation would be significant in any case, and was especially so here …

Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma board rejected clemency on Wednesday for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion robbery, clearing the way for him to become the first person executed in the state this year. The Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 to deny recommending clemency for Wendell Grissom, 57, who turned down …

Oklahoma wants federal inmate transferred so he can be put to death
2 months ago

Oklahoma wants federal inmate transferred so he can be put to death

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top prosecutor asked the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he could be executed for his role in the kidnapping and killing of a 77-year-old woman in 1999. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested the transfer Thursday of inmate George John Hanson, citing President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order …

The Lesson We Should Take From Glossip v. Oklahoma
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Georgia death row inmate to be executed after last-ditch appeal
1 year ago

Georgia death row inmate to be executed after last-ditch appeal

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. Willie James Pye, 59, has been on death …

Clemency rejected for man scheduled to be 1st person executed in Georgia in more than 4 years
1 year ago

Clemency rejected for man scheduled to be 1st person executed in Georgia in more than 4 years

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s parole board has rejected clemency for a condemned man set to die Wednesday night, clearing the way for the state’s first execution in more than four years. After a hearing held behind closed doors, the Georgia Parole Board denied Pye’s request for clemency, the agency announced late Tuesday. Pye’s lawyers called the man’s trial “a shocking relic …

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction
1 year, 2 months 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
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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 …

Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a stay of execution, saying there were enough problems with Glossip’s conviction that he deserves a new trial. In an unusual move for a prosecutor, Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed his motion agreeing with defense attorneys that Glossip deserves …

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 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 …

Oklahoma AG: Glossip murder conviction should be vacated
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma AG: Glossip murder conviction should be vacated

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The conviction and death sentence for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip should be thrown out and a new trial ordered, the state’s new attorney general said Thursday, as support has grown even among death penalty supporters who say Glossip is innocent. That information was only recently disclosed to Glossip’s defense team after Drummond turned over a …

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip
1 year, 11 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 …

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip
1 year, 11 months ago

State, defense request another stay of execution 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 top prosecutor and attorneys …

Oklahoma panel votes to reject clemency for death row inmate
2 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma panel votes to reject clemency for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A man convicted in the shotgun slayings of an elderly couple in eastern Oklahoma in 2003 and sentenced to die should not be spared from the death sentence, a state board decided Wednesday. The five-member Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 to reject clemency for Scott Eizember, 61, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on …

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate
2 years, 4 months 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 panel rejects clemency for man in baby’s killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma panel rejects clemency for man in baby’s killing

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to deny clemency for a man sentenced to die for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002, moving him a step closer to his scheduled lethal injection next month. Attorneys for the state and members of the victim’s family told the board that Cole’s symptoms of mental illness are exaggerated …

Richard Glossip: The death row inmate whose conviction looks so shaky even Oklahoma Republicans are fighting to save him
2 years, 6 months ago

Richard Glossip: The death row inmate whose conviction looks so shaky even Oklahoma Republicans are fighting to save him

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. Glossip was convicted again, though the judge acknowledged …

Oklahoma executes James Coddington despite board’s recommendation for clemency
2 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma executes James Coddington despite board’s recommendation for clemency

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 Oklahoma executed death row …

Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
2 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. “After thoroughly reviewing arguments and evidence presented by all sides of the case, Governor Kevin Stitt has denied the Pardon and Parole Board’s clemency recommendation for James Allen Coddington,” Stitt’s office said in a statement. “If this ends today with my death sentence, OK.” Mitch Hale, Albert Hale’s son who had urged the parole board …

Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
2 years, 7 months ago

Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole on Wednesday voted to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who has admitted to beating to death a friend and co-worker who refused to loan him $50 to buy cocaine. Kevin Stitt grant clemency to James Coddington, 50, who was convicted and sentenced to die for killing 73-year-old Albert …

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates
2 years, 9 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 …

Texas law firm agrees to review Oklahoma death penalty case
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate
3 years, 3 months ago

Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. The Republican governor’s decision clears the way for Bigler Stouffer II, 79, to receive a lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He said at his parole board hearing last month that Ivens was shot as the two men fought over a gun at Ivens’ home, and that Reaves …

Oklahoma board cites execution flaws, recommends clemency
3 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma board cites execution flaws, recommends clemency

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted Wednesday to recommend clemency for a death row inmate after questioning the state’s execution methods. We’ve had individuals on the table suffering for 20 and 30 minutes,” said board member Larry Morris, who voted for the clemency recommendation. Stouffer was convicted in 2003 and sentenced to die for the shooting …

Oklahoma parole board rejects clemency for death row inmate
3 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma parole board rejects clemency for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board narrowly rejected clemency Tuesday for a death row inmate convicted of killing a prison cafeteria worker in 1998, paving the way for the state’s first execution in more than six years. “We are asking the board today to come with open minds and open hearts to hear the whole story that should …

Oklahoma seeks execution dates for 7 death-row inmates
3 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma seeks execution dates for 7 death-row inmates

The Independent  

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Oklahoma AG says state moving forward with execution plans
7 years, 10 months ago

Oklahoma AG says state moving forward with execution plans

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is moving forward with new protocols for executing death row inmates, despite a unanimous recommendation from a bipartisan study group that a moratorium on the death penalty remain in place, the state’s new attorney general said Wednesday. Republican Mike Hunter said while he respects the independent work of the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission, he “respectfully …

Key dates in legal case of death row inmate Richard Glossip
9 years, 5 months ago

Key dates in legal case of death row inmate Richard Glossip

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Key events in the criminal case against Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has received a stay of execution amid questions over a drug that would have been used in his lethal injection. June 1998 — During Glossip’s trial, Sneed tells an Oklahoma County jury that Glossip feared for his job and promised Sneed $10,000 if …

Attorneys working on 2 fronts to spare death row inmate
9 years, 6 months ago

Attorneys working on 2 fronts to spare death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys for an Oklahoma death row inmate who won a two-week reprieve from his scheduled execution are working on two legal fronts in an effort to save their client’s life. Among the new evidence Glossip’s attorneys presented is a signed affidavit from another inmate, Michael Scott, who claims he heard Sneed say “he set Richard Glossip up, …

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates
9 years, 8 months ago

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s highest criminal court on Wednesday set execution dates for three death row inmates who challenged the use of a drug that will be used in their lethal injections. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set execution dates of Sept. 16 for 52-year-old Richard Eugene Glossip, Oct. 7 for 50-year-old Benjamin Robert Cole, and Oct. 28 for …

Okla. board rejects clemency for convicted killer
10 years, 3 months ago

Okla. board rejects clemency for convicted killer

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma inmate scheduled to be executed in February for stabbing a prison worker to death in 1998 lost his bid for clemency Friday from a state board. Grant’s attorneys did not dispute that he dragged Carter into a mop closet and stabbed her 16 times with a pick-like shank at the Dick Connor Correctional Center in …

DOJ To Overhaul Clemency Process For Drug Offenders
10 years, 11 months ago

DOJ To Overhaul Clemency Process For Drug Offenders

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department will announce this week new criteria for recommending that President Barack Obama grant clemency to federal drug offenders, a move that Attorney General Eric Holder anticipates will result in "thousands" of applications for reduced sentences. Deputy Attorney General James Cole will announce the new criteria later this week, Holder said in a Justice Department video …

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