Oklahoma appeals court reverses its earlier rulings in death row cases
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Oklahoma appeals court withdraws opinions in death penalty cases
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Cherokee Nation
reservation and that the victims were enrolled members of the Cherokee tribe.
Previously, the U.S. Supreme Court had voided the conviction of
Muscogee (Creek) citizen,
Patrick Murphy for murders that had occurred within the historical borders of the Creek Reservation. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals also voided the conviction of Shaun Bosse for murders of members of the
Chickasaw Nation within the borders of the Chickasaw Reservation.
NEWS (4/29/21) California: The California Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on
Maurice Steskal in his resentencing trial, unanimously rejecting his argument that the execution of severely mentally ill individuals constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Steskal had contended that the evolving standards of decency in the United States no longer found it acceptable to execute those who are severely mentally ill.