Oklahoma, Supreme Court and Death Row

Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate in closely watched case
The Supreme Court gave an Oklahoma death row inmate a new chance in the high-profile 1997 murder case. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial
The Supreme Court threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction because a key witness lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about him.
Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma
Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.
81-year-old death row inmate dies weeks before his scheduled execution
Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for his young stepson’s murder in what would have been one of the first two executions in 15 years as the state shifts its posture on capital punishment.
Supreme Court throws out death sentence, murder conviction of Okla. death row inmate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for more than 25 years. The court found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights, and reversed the state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
U.S. Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate’s appeal for DNA test of evidence
Ruben Gutierrez wants to be able to sue prosecutors to compel them to test evidence that he says will prove he did not kill a Brownsville woman in 1998.
US Supreme Court grants Oklahoma death row inmate Glossip new trial
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip in his bid to challenge his conviction for a 1997 murder-for-hire plot and granted him a new trial.
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction
The Supreme Court threw out murder conviction against an Oklahoma death row inmate because a witness in the case lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about him. MSNBC's Lisa Rubin reports on Richard Glossip's case.
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
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,
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate
Richard Glossip’s case became a focal point in the national debate over the death penalty, which critics say is unjust or ...
Shreveport police investigating fatal shooting in Southern Hills neighborhood
SPD says missing guns from stolen UPS truck have been recovered, death row inmate dies weeks before execution date, & man charged in rape of teen.
Gangs use minors as ‘killing tools,’ San Jose police chief says
A 15-year-old boy was on a Valentine’s Day date with his girlfriend when he was attacked and stabbed to death on Santana Row ...