Court denies Oklahoma Death Row inmate’s request for evidentiary hearing
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals denied a Death Row inmate's request for an evidentiary hearing regarding his conviction on two counts of first-degree murder.
Supreme Court revives case of death row inmate who says she was ‘sex-shamed’ at trial
The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a challenge by a death row inmate in Oklahoma who claims prosecutors “sex-shamed” her during her trial, referring to her as a “slut puppy” and holding up her thong for the jury.
Supreme Court revives death row inmate’s case over trial showcasing ‘sex life’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Oklahoma woman on death row who argued that extensive evidence about her “sex life” rendered her trial unfair, kicking her case back to a lower court for
Supreme Court grants a new hearing for the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row over concerns that prosecutors’ discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial unfair in the murder of her estranged husband.
Supreme Court rules in favor of only woman currently on Oklahoma death row
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the only woman currently on death row in Oklahoma. The Supreme Court ordered a lower
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won’t ask for clemency
Five hours later, Bowman’s lawyer issued a statement saying he would not ask for clemency from Gov. Henry McMaster. “Marion has steadfastly maintained his innocence of Kandee Martin’s murder, yet he has already spent more than half of his life on death row.
SC death row inmate to die Friday, marking first execution in the US for 2025
Marion Bowman is set to die Friday night by lethal injection in the country’s first execution this year. Bowman decided not to ask Gov. Henry McMaster for clemency, his attorneys said Thursday. After the U.
U.S. Supreme Court denies final appeal for SC man on death row, clearing way for execution
Marion Bowman Jr. was 20 years-old when he shot and killed Kandee Martin in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
Death row inmate may get retrial due to claim of 'sex-shaming' prosecutors
Oklahoma's only female death row inmate, Brenda Andrew, 61, could get another chance in court due to "sex-shaming" during her ...
Supreme Court rules for female Oklahoma death row inmate over sex-shaming claim
The Supreme Court found an Oklahoma woman convicted of murdering her estranged husband can pursue a claim that prosecutors ...
Oklahoma's only woman on death row says trial unfairly targeted her personal life
Brenda Andrew, a former Sunday school teacher, argued that evidence about her personal life wasn't fair to use during her ...
She’s on Death Row for Killing Husband. Will Claim She Was Sex-Shamed at Trial Set Her Free?
Brenda Andrew and her boyfriend, James Pavatt, were convicted of the 2001 murder of her husband, Rob Andrew. The Supreme ...
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Oklahoma's only woman on death row says prosecutors sex shamed her; US Supreme Court orders review
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of convicted murderer Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma's death row, ordering a lower court to review whether she got a fair trial for ...
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Oklahoma death row inmate Brenda Andrew may get new trial: What to know about her case
A woman who's been on Oklahoma's death row for two decades could get another shot at defending herself after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that she may not have received a fair trial because of ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers will weigh death penalty moratorium, jail reforms
Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to debate a variety of criminal justice bills, including one that would pause the death ...
AG Drummond asks for inmate in Louisiana federal prison be transferred to Oklahoma for execution
George John Hanson was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of a 77-year-old woman who was carjacked and kidnapped from a ...