Oklahoma court issues last-minute halt of execution of Glossip

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

An Oklahoma appeals court on Wednesday issued a last-minute stay of execution for murderer Richard Glossip so it can consider evidence that his lawyers say points to his innocence.

Glossip had been scheduled for execution at 3 p.m. CDT (4 p.m. EDT) on Wednesday. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set the new execution date for Sept. 30.

(Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Bill Trott)


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/16/us-usa-execution-oklahoma-stay-idUSKCN0RG2DL20150916

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US | Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:01pm EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY

Short article. No more at link.

[Gregorian]

1. maybe our calls actually worked.

[onecaliberal]

2. Thank goodness....

[mahannah]

3. End execution, solitary confinement and jail for little reason.

[NonMetro]

4. For Twenty Years?

This is why having no death penalty is the better alternative. Appeals can take as long, but nobody has to sit around worrying about killing an innocent person. Abolish the death penalty and the only ones with blood on their hands are murderers who sit in jail.