US court blocks execution amid claims of mental incompetence
4 years, 8 months ago

US court blocks execution amid claims of mental incompetence

Al Jazeera  

The order blocks two further planned executions which the Trump administration heralds as a return to law and order. Wednesday’s order by District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to block Purkey’s execution also prevents the federal government from executing two others – Dustin Honken and Keith Nelson – convicted of murdering children. The US government carried out its first execution in 17 years on Tuesday, putting to death convicted murderer Lee after the Supreme Court cleared the way with an overnight ruling. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health America and the Treatment Advocacy Center said executing mentally ailing people like Purkey “constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and does not comport with ‘evolving standards of decency'”. This form of punishment is infected with racial discrimination and has resulted in 160 innocent people being convicted and sentenced to death since 1973. https://t.co/EwXtn4KusS — Legal Defense Fund June 29, 2020 The mother of the slain teenager, Glenda Lamont, told the Kansas City Star last year she planned to attend Purkey’s execution.

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Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
1 week, 6 days ago

Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso. It was the second scheduled execution in …

US Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence over withheld evidence
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

Supreme Court saves Oklahoma man Richard Glossip from death row, orders new trial
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court saves Oklahoma man Richard Glossip from death row, orders new trial

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 Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death …

Supreme Court Throws Out Oklahoma Man's Murder Conviction And Death Sentence
3 weeks, 6 days 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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3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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

Supreme Court orders new trial for death-row inmate in Oklahoma motel killing

LA Times  

Richard Glossip, shown in 2021, was convicted based on testimony from a co-worker. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of plotting to kill the owner of a motel he managed. In a 5-3 decision, the justices set aside his conviction and said Glossip may have been convicted based on false …

An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than authorities were aiming for, pushing as he had in the past to have his death sentence carried out. In a handwritten court filing this week, Gunches asked the state Supreme Court to schedule his execution for mid-February for …

The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case
4 months, 1 week ago

The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Supreme Court ruling has again cleared the way for the execution of Robert Roberson, who would become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death over a murder conviction tied to a case of shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that some medical experts have questioned. But the execution was halted after a …

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing
6 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection. The state Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, affirmed a lower court ruling rejecting Williams’ arguments. Parson said Williams received extensive legal opportunities to try to argue his innocence and accused Williams’ …

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. On Monday, Cole appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution, arguing that his challenge of the state’s lethal injection procedures deserves …

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
7 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Supreme Court blocked an agreement that would spare the life of a man on death row. The ruling late Wednesday came hours after St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton approved a plan allowing Williams to enter a new no-contest plea to first-degree murder in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle. Robin Maher, executive director of the …

Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Hours before the scheduled execution time, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a defense request to intervene after lower courts had …

Texas man whose lawyers say is intellectually disabled facing execution for 1997 killing of jogger
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas man whose lawyers say is intellectually disabled facing execution for 1997 killing of jogger

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. “This court’s intervention is urgently needed to prevent the …

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006
1 year ago

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006

Associated Press  

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. Powell also wrote that the state Supreme Court previously turned aside Dorsey’s claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective, and he is barred from raising that claim again. “The …

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 …

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen
1 year, 5 months ago

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

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. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a federal …

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal
1 year, 7 months ago

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court panel has halted next month’s planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl, though the state is appealing the ruling. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday voted 2-1 to stop the execution of Johnny Johnson, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne …

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 …

Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyes
2 years ago

Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyes

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate, whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes — each a separate incident — because of severe mental illness, was delayed by a judge on Tuesday. “We are confident that when we present the evidence of Mr. Thomas’s incompetence, the court will agree that executing him would …

Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says, citing time constraints from late-night court battle
2 years, 4 months ago

Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says, citing time constraints from late-night court battle

CNN  

CNN — Alabama corrections officials Thursday cited time constraints caused by a late-night court battle in halting the scheduled execution of a death row prisoner – the second time in as many months the state failed to carry out an execution before the expiration of a death warrant. Smith’s execution was called off at about 11:20 p.m. “due to the …

Man sentenced to death over jury’s wish seeks execution stay
2 years, 4 months ago

Man sentenced to death over jury’s wish seeks execution stay

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala — Lawyers on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the upcoming execution of an Alabama man who was sentenced to death over the jury’s wishes — a punishment he could not receive today since states no longer allow judicial override. Alabama in 2017 became the last state to abolish the practice of letting judges override a …

The Supreme Court ignores its rulings to keep executions going
2 years, 5 months ago

The Supreme Court ignores its rulings to keep executions going

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court seems determined to execute as many people as possible. In 1986, in Ford v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to execute an “insane” person under the Eighth Amendment and that the principle dated back to common law. In 2017, in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, the Supreme Court ruled that clear statements of racial bias by …

Judge dismisses lawsuit over upcoming lethal injection
2 years, 5 months ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit over upcoming lethal injection

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala — A federal judge dismissed an inmate’s claim seeking to block his upcoming execution in Alabama because of reported problems at a recent lethal injection. But U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. also warned Alabama’s prison commissioner to strictly follow established protocol when officials attempt to put Smith to death next month. Smith’s attorneys pointed to a …

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed
2 years, 6 months ago

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Alabama’s attempt to proceed with the execution of an inmate who claims the state lost his paperwork selecting an alternative to lethal injection. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state’s request to lift a recent injunction preventing the state from carrying out Thursday night’s scheduled execution of Alan Miller. In …

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 …

Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted
2 years, 10 months ago

Attorneys want moratorium, probe after execution halted

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After an undisclosed “oversight” forced Tennessee to call off the execution of Oscar Smith an hour before he was to die last week, Smith’s attorneys on Thursday asked for a moratorium on executions and a review of the state’s execution protocols. Bill Lee issued a brief statement on April 21 at 5:42 p.m. saying that “due to …

Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods can go forward
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods can go forward

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit brought by four death row inmates challenging South Carolina’s execution methods can move forward as the state attempts to carry out its first execution in more than a decade. Moore, 57, is also first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last …

Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods can go forward
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods can go forward

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 A judge ruled Thursday that …

Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Death sentences upheld in case dubbed ‘the Wichita massacre’
3 years, 2 months ago

Death sentences upheld in case dubbed ‘the Wichita massacre’

Associated Press  

MISSION, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the death sentences Friday of two brothers who were sentenced in 2002 for four killings known as “the Wichita massacre.” Jonathan and Reginald Carr argued that a ruling declaring that the state constitution protects access to abortion opened the door to a new legal attack on the death penalty. Chief Justice Marla …

Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Justices struggle with religious rights of prisoners during executions
3 years, 4 months ago

Justices struggle with religious rights of prisoners during executions

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with a Texas death row inmate’s request to have his pastor “lay hands” on him and pray out loud during his eventual execution, with several justices questioning how the court can draw a line between an inmate’s religious rights claims and a state’s interest in security. Justice Samuel Alito said that the court …

John Grant: Oklahoma accused of botching first execution after 6-year hiatus
3 years, 4 months ago

John Grant: Oklahoma accused of botching first execution after 6-year hiatus

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 killed its first …

Timeline of events involving capital punishment in Oklahoma
3 years, 4 months ago

Timeline of events involving capital punishment in Oklahoma

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma conducted 112 executions from 1976 to October 2015, when the state imposed a moratorium following three consecutive flawed executions or attempted executions. The U.S. Supreme Court says later it will consider whether Oklahoma can use midazolam during executions, but it doesn’t disrupt Warner’s rescheduled execution. — June 29, 2015: A divided U.S. Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma’s …

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Oklahoma executions
3 years, 4 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’ …

Texas executions delayed over religious rights claims
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas executions delayed over religious rights claims

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The unresolved legal debate over whether spiritual advisers can touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death has delayed the final two executions scheduled this year in Texas. The delays come as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments next month in the case of another Texas death row inmate on …

Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims
3 years, 5 months ago

Texas executions face delays over religious rights claims

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear religious freedom claims from death row inmate …

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay
3 years, 5 months ago

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay

CNN  

Washington CNN — Missouri executed death row inmate Ernest Johnson on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a petition earlier in the day that had sought to delay it, citing an intellectual disability. But the Supreme Court’s denial mirrored the Missouri Supreme Court’s May opinion declining to stop his execution. Johnson’s claim that he is not competent to be …

Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims
3 years, 6 months ago

Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Another Texas inmate has had his execution delayed over claims the state is violating his religious freedom by not letting his spiritual adviser lay hands on him at the time of his lethal injection. Prosecutors said the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming review of similar religious freedom issues made by another inmate, John Henry Ramirez, whose execution the high …

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Johnson execution
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt Johnson execution

Associated Press  

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to halt the October execution of a man convicted of a triple killing who claimed his intellectual disability made him ineligible for the death penalty. But Missouri law does not authorize execution by firing squad and the U.S. Supreme Court in May refused to consider Johnson’s appeal. The Missouri Supreme Court, in its …

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
3 years, 8 months ago

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thursday night, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. It also …

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
3 years, 8 months ago

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thursday night, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. It also …

Georgia high court upholds man’s death sentence
3 years, 9 months ago

Georgia high court upholds man’s death sentence

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday upheld a man’s death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée’s adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is intellectually disabled. “Instead, we are called upon to apply the Georgia Constitution and the United States Constitution.” Brian Stull, a lawyer with the ACLU Capital Punishment project who represents Young, …

The Supreme Court Was Complicit In Donald Trump’s Execution Spree
4 years, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court Was Complicit In Donald Trump’s Execution Spree

Huff Post  

Illustration: Isabella Carapella/Photo: Getty Images At 1:23 a.m. on Saturday, the Trump administration finished its 13th and final execution. From the Trump administration’s first executions in July 2020 to the final ones last week, the Supreme Court sided with the government every time, repeatedly allowing the rushed killings of people with outstanding legal claims. “This unprecedented rush of federal executions …

Supreme Court allows Dustin Higgs' execution over dissents by Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.
55 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court allows Dustin Higgs' execution over dissents by Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.

Slate  

On Friday night, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority bent a series of bedrock rules to ensure the immediate execution of Dustin Higgs. Several hours later, Higgs became the thirteenth victim of the Trump administration’s quest to revive the federal death penalty after a moratorium of nearly two decades. But Higgs was sentenced by a federal court in Maryland, which abolished …

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for execution of only woman on federal death row
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court clears way for execution of only woman on federal death row

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged and mentally ill. Montgomery's execution would mark the first time the U.S. …

Before Leaving Power, Trump Administration Fights for 1st Execution of a US Woman in Decades
4 years, 2 months ago

Before Leaving Power, Trump Administration Fights for 1st Execution of a US Woman in Decades

News 18  

A legal battle raged Tuesday to decide the fate of a US woman that the government of Donald Trump intends to execute before leaving power, despite doubts about her mental state. If the Republican president’s administration wins, Lisa Montgomery, 52, will receive a lethal injection Tuesday night in Terre Haute, Indiana, and become the first woman to be executed by …

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