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02/08/2023

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Only Woman on Oklahoma Death Row, Confirming Admission of Prejudicial, Gendered Evidence

Death Penalty Info Center – by Leah Roemer, Posted Jan. 23, 2025 At Brenda Andrew’s 2004 trial in Oklahoma for the murder of her husband, the prosecutor called witnesses to testify about her “provocative” clothing and her previous sexual relationships, […]
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07/18/2022

VIDEO: OK-CADP hosts press conference asking for mercy and clemency for death row prisoner James Coddington

To watch the James Coddington press conference click HERE. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022 the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held a press conference to plead for mercy for death row prisoner James Coddington, who is scheduled […]
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11/01/2021

Man convulsed, vomited in Oklahoma’s first execution since 2015

By Adrian O’Hanlon III Editor Oct 28, 2021, McAlester News John Marion Grant convulsed nearly two dozen times and Oklahoma prison officials wiped vomit from his face before his death was pronounced at 4:21 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State […]
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