Supreme Court revives case of death row inmate who says she …
1 day ago · Convicted murderer Brenda Andrew, right, arrives for court in Oklahoma City, Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, shackled to another prisoner.
Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma death row, gets …
15 hours ago · The case of Oklahoma's only woman on death row received new attention on Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Brenda Andrew, who was convicted for conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2001, has spent the last two decades appealing that conviction based on what she calls prejudicial evidence. Now, the Supreme Court ruled that the lower ...
Supreme Court grants a new hearing for the only woman on …
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. The court, over two dissenting votes, threw out a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the sentence and conviction of Brenda ...
Supreme Court gives OK death row inmate Brenda Andrew …
1 day ago · The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of convicted murderer Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma's death row, ordering a lower court to review whether she got a fair trial for murdering her husband after prosecutors used salacious details of her sexual history to convict her.
SCOTUS grants new hearing for only woman on Oklahoma’s …
1 day ago · Supreme Court grants a new hearing for the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row. The court, over two dissenting votes, threw out a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the sentence and conviction of Brenda Andrew for her role in the killing of advertising executive Rob Andrew in 2001.
Supreme Court rules for female Oklahoma death row inmate over …
1 day ago · The Supreme Court found an Oklahoma woman convicted of murdering her estranged husband can pursue a claim that prosecutors inappropriately focused on her sex life at trial. Brenda Andrew ...
Supreme Court grants new hearing for death row inmate whose …
1 day ago · The Supreme Court has ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma's death row. ... Brenda Andrew was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy in the Nov. 20, 2001 ...
Supreme Court orders murder case review over use of 'sexual' …
1 day ago · The high court threw out the decision of the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld Brenda Andrew's murder conviction despite misgivings about "sexual" evidence admitted at ...
Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case
1 day ago · In urging the Supreme Court not to hear the case, Andrew v. White, No. 23-6573, prosecutors said almost nothing to justify using evidence about Ms. Andrew’s appearance and sexuality. They argued ...
Brenda Andrew faces execution for the shooting death of her estranged husband. Her co-defendant, James Pavatt, confessed to plotting and committing the murder without her.
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