The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution after Oklahoma’s attorney general urged that Mr. Glossip not be put to death, citing problems with his murder trial.
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Death Penalty Researchers Call 2022 ‘Year of the Botched Execution’
Even as the total number of executions remained among the lowest in a generation, several high-profile failures forced states including Alabama and Tennessee to temporarily halt executions.
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Alabama to Execute Man Whose Jury Voted 11-1 to Spare Him
Kevin Eugene Smith was set to be put to death on Thursday evening after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from his lawyers.