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  2. Capital punishment in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The state has executed the second largest number of convicts in the United States (after Texas) since re-legalization following Gregg v. Georgia in 1976. [1] Oklahoma also has the highest number of executions per capita in the United States. [2]

  3. Thompson v. Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988), was the first case since the moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in the United States in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a minor on grounds of "cruel and unusual punishment." [1] The holding in Thompson was expanded on by Roper v.

  4. List of United States Supreme Court opinions involving ...

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    The U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous rulings on the use of capital punishment (the death penalty). While some rulings applied very narrowly, perhaps to only one individual, other cases have had great influence over wide areas of procedure, eligible crimes, acceptable evidence and method of execution.

  5. Opinion - The Supreme Court seems inclined to let Richard ...

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    But the Supreme Court appears ready to take the plunge in an Oklahoma capital case where the defendant has been on death row for more than 26 years. The defendant, Richard Glossip, is 61 years old.

  6. Oklahoma Republican lawmakers call for moratorium on capital ...

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    Three Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion advocates in Oklahoma on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the death penalty there at a time when the state has been speeding up the pace of executions.

  7. Capital Punishment, 2010 - Statistical Tables

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    2 Capital Punishment, 2010 - Statistical Tables Four states revised capital statutes in 2010 At yearend 2010, the death penalty was authorized by 36 states and the federal government (table 1). While New Mexico repealed the death penalty in 2009 (Laws 2009, ch. 11 § 5), the repeal was not retroactive. As of December 31,

  8. More than 200 new Oklahoma laws take effect Tuesday ... - AOL

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    More than 200 new Oklahoma laws will take effect Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about the various new laws approved by the state Legislature.

  9. Capital punishment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment in Oklahoma: Oklahoma is the state with the second highest number of cumulative executions since 1976. Black people make up 46% of death sentences in Oklahoma County, though only make up 16% of the county's total population. [195]