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Supreme Court, Oklahoma and death row

Only woman on Oklahoma’s death row may get a new trial

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of convicted murderer Brenda Andrew, throwing her 2004 conviction back to a lower court.

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Supreme Court grants a new hearing for the only woman on Oklahoma's death row

James Pavatt, Andrew’s lover, is also on death row after he was convicted of killing Andrew with a shotgun in the family garage in Oklahoma City.

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Supreme Court grants new hearing for death row inmate whose case included evidence of her sexual history

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma's death row over concerns that prosecutors' discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial unfair in the murder of her estranged husband.

She’s on Death Row for Killing Husband. Will Claim She Was Sex-Shamed at Trial Set Her Free?

Brenda Andrew and her boyfriend, James Pavatt, were convicted of the 2001 murder of her husband, Rob Andrew. The Supreme ...

Woman whom prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentence

Brenda Andrew was convicted of murder in a 2004 trial where prosecutors presented evidence about her sex life.

US Supreme Court gives boost to woman who claimed murder conviction tainted by 'sexist stereotyping'

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a boost to a female Oklahoma death row inmate who claimed her 2004 conviction for ...

Thomas and Gorsuch dissent from ruling in favor of woman convicted of killing her husband

Death row inmate Brenda Andrew argued that Oklahoma prosecutors “exploited sex-based stereotypes and presented concededly irrelevant evidence about her sexual history.” ...

Only Woman on Oklahoma's Death Row Granted Supreme Court Hearing

After over two decades of imprisonment for killing her husband, Brenda Andrew's team now argue prosecutors used sexist tactics to influence the jury.

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