Entries tagged with “Anthony Sanchez”
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,Aug 08, 2023
Pro-Death Penalty Oklahoma Lawmaker Calls on Attorney General to Retest DNA Evidence for Prisoners on Death Row Where Accuracy is a Concern
UPDATE: On August 8, 2023, the Oklahoman reported that AG Drummond has declined Representative Humphrey’s request to retest DNA evidence in Anthony Sanchez’s case. Oklahoma State Representative Justin Humphrey (pictured) has called on Attorney General Gentner Drummond to reexamine DNA evidence in death-row prisoner Anthony Sanchez’s case and other Oklahoma death row prisoners. Citing Mr. Sanchez’s upcoming September execution date, Rep. Humphrey wrote in a letter to AG Drummond that he…
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,Jan 24, 2023
Oklahoma Court Grants Attorney General’s Motion to Slow State’s Execution Spree
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) has reset the state’s execution schedule, slowing down the pace at which the 25-person execution spree it authorized in July 2022 would move forward. The order, issued January 24, 2023 in response to a motion filed by newly inaugurated Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (pictured) on January 17, rescheduled the execution dates of seven men who were to be put to death between February 16 and August 3, 2023. The court set new execution dates…