'This should be a simple question of morality: If considerable doubt exists about whether a man is guilty of murder, don't put him to death. Period, end of question. Yet that’s what Oklahoma is scheduled to do on May 18.' -QuinHillyer
Yet that’s what Oklahoma is scheduled to do on May 18 to a man named Richard Glossip who was dubiously convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a motel owner in 1997. My colleague Tim Carney aptly summarized the case two days ago, explaining that the actual killer, who lied about his use of psychiatric drugs, had pointed to Glossip “only after the detectives mentioned Glossip's name to [him] six times during his interrogation.
Oklahoma has an unusual law providing that a governor cannot grant clemency without the approval of a majority of the state parole board. The parole board split 2-2 on the question. Nonetheless, state law does allow Gov. Kevin Stitt the power to grant a 60-day delay of execution. As Glossip has multiple appeals pending before various courts, this delay could provide the time necessary to save his life for good.
What we have here is not just a shadow of doubt. What we have here is doubt so considerable that a host of tough-on-crime lawmakers believe those doubts are significant after two major, independent reports found that Glossip’s trials were horribly compromised.
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