Entries tagged with “Brenda Andrew”
Women
,Aug 19, 2026
Tenth Circuit Declines to Rehear Appeal in Brenda Andrew’s Case Over Powerful Dissent
UPDATE: Nathalie Greenfield, an attorney for Ms. Andrew, told KGOU that her team would be filing an appeal to the United States Supreme Court within the next 90 days. On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit declined to reconsider Brenda Andrew’s case and the totality of the evidence in determining whether her trial was fundamentally unfair — leaving in place a panel ruling that found gender-biased evidence at her trial did not…
Women
,May 04, 2026
Counsel for Brenda Andrew Asks for Rehearing in Tenth Circuit Based on “Rampant Gender Bias”
On April 27, 2026, counsel for Oklahoma death-sentenced prisoner Brenda Andrew, the only woman on the state’s death row, filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to reconsider whether her constitutional right to a fair trial was violated by the prosecution’s use of “rampant gender bias” during her trial. In January 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a per curiam decision, remanded the case for consideration of whether the state’s gendered evidence was so unduly…
Women
,Jan 22, 2025
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Only Woman on Oklahoma Death Row, Confirming Admission of Prejudicial, Gendered Evidence Can Violate Due Process Rights
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, and questioned “whether a good mother would dress or behave” the way she had. Jurors heard Ms. Andrew called a “hoochie” and a “slut puppy.” In his closing argument, the prosecutor opened a suitcase and showed the jury Ms. Andrew’s underwear, asking, “The grieving widow packs this in her appropriate act of…
Death Row
Women
,Mar 29, 2024
Women’s History Month Profile Series: Miriam Krinsky, Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution
This month, DPIC celebrates Women’s History Month with weekly profiles of notable women whose work has been significant in the modern death penalty era. The fourth and final entry in this series is Miriam Krinsky, a former federal prosecutor and the Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution. Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) is an organization of elected prosecutors “committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibility.” Ms. Krinsky’s…
Death Row
Women
,Aug 25, 2023
Two Amicus Briefs Argue That Gender Bias Denied Two Death-Sentenced Women Fair Trials
In July 2023, legal scholars, a civil rights group, and various organizations which advocate for victims of domestic and gender-based violence filed amicus briefs in support of two death-sentenced female prisoners, Brenda Andrew and Brittany Holberg. Both amicus briefs allege that gender bias in their cases denied them fair trials. On July 10, 2023, the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, joined by three professors with expertise in the death penalty, criminal law, and women and…