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"No Mercy: Oklahoma Executes Death Row Inmate Phillip Hancock"

Oklahoma death row inmate Phillip Hancock was executed for the 2001 murders of Robert Jett and James Lynch. Despite a recommendation for clemency from the Pardon and Parole board, the governor's office did not grant it. Hancock argued self-defense, but his execution proceeded after a delay caused by a legal request. The families of the victims expressed gratitude for justice being served after waiting 22 years. Hancock's lawyers presented evidence suggesting his girlfriend had arranged the crime, but clemency was not granted. This was the fourth time the Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency since the state resumed executions in 2021.

via News On 6|

#clemency #crime #execution

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Oklahoma Executes Death Row Inmate Despite Self-Defense Claim

Oklahoma is set to execute Phillip Hancock for a 2001 double slaying, despite his claims of acting in self-defense. The state's Pardon and Parole Board recommended sparing Hancock's life, but Governor Kevin Stitt has not yet taken action. Hancock maintains that he shot and killed the two men after they attacked him, but the state argues that his testimony does not align with the physical evidence. This would be Oklahoma's fourth execution of the year, with another scheduled for February.

via NBC News|

#crime #death-penalty #execution

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Attorney General Requests Clemency for Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip Ahead of Parole Board Hearing

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will recommend clemency for Richard Glossip, who is set to be executed on May 18 on a capital murder charge. Glossip, a former motel manager, was convicted of murder for ordering the killing of his boss, Barry Van Treese, in 1997. Another employee, then-19-year-old Justin Sneed, admitted to killing Van Treese with a baseball bat at the Oklahoma City motel. But in 1998, prosecutors told jurors Sneed killed Van Treese in a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Glossip. The state’s five-member Pardon and Parole Board will decide the fate of Glossip, who has spent more than 24 years on death row and had three reprieves or stays of execution.

via CNN|

#clemency #crime #murder

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Oklahoma Attorney General Recommends Clemency for Richard Glossip.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has recommended clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, who was almost executed three times and is scheduled to be executed on May 18. Drummond cited serious concerns about the fairness of Glossip's trial and new evidence that the prosecution's main witness against him was not entirely truthful in his testimony. The Pardon and Parole Board is expected to consider the recommendation on Wednesday.

via CBS News|

#clemency #death-penalty #oklahoma

law3 years ago•2 min saved

Oklahoma AG to recommend clemency for Glossip.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will ask the state's Pardon and Parole Board to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, citing serious concerns about the fairness of his trial and two independent reviews of the case that recommended a new trial. If a majority of the board recommends clemency, it will be up to Gov. Kevin Stitt whether to allow the execution to proceed or commute Glossip’s sentence to life in prison.

via The Associated Press|

#attorney-general #clemency #death-penalty