Tulsa Attorney Blog 3 Posts Tagged 'death penalty'

• Even the Condemned Have Access to Oklahoma Courts

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., May 14th, 2014

  The Oklahoma Supreme Court eventually upheld the execution secrecy law. In the process, the court established that a person condemned to die still has a right to approach Oklahoma courts.

• Oklahoma Supreme Court Averts Constitutional Crisis

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., April 24th, 2014

  In an expedited ruling that averted a looming constitutional crisis, the Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 23, 2014, reversed a district court decision related to secrecy surrounding execution procedures. The decision means Oklahoma may execute two convicted killers without triggering a constitutional showdown. A looming constitutional crisis emerged when attorneys asked a district court to […]

• Oklahoma Constitutional Crisis Imminent!

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., April 23rd, 2014

  Constitutional Showdown Looms Over Oklahoma Death Penalty Secrecy In the virtual shadows of modern-day gallows, Oklahoma’s two highest courts in April, 2014 became embroiled in a historic constitutional showdown. The top civil court stayed two pending executions after the top criminal court twice refused to order the executions stayed. Then, within hours of a scheduled […]