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Oklahoma's highest criminal appeals court has agreed to slow the pace of executions at the request of the state's new attorney general

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma's Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday agreed to slow the pace of the state's upcoming executions at the request of the new

The new board members come on as a change in the pace of executions is being urged.

Oklahoma’s new attorney general filed a motion requesting the state appellate court set more time between executions to reduce burden on prison staff.

Oklahoma’s new attorney general filed a motion requesting the state appellate court set more time between executions to reduce burden on prison staff.

A proposal by Oklahoma’s new attorney general to push back scheduled execution dates for death-row inmates may spark new debate over stresses faced by those charged with carrying out lethal injections.

Oklahomas flurry of death penalty cases is unsustainable, said Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who has asked a court to slow the pace of executions.

Oklahoma’s new attorney general made a big decision when it comes to executions, saying the state is putting people to death too quickly.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested the Sooner State's Court of Criminal Appeals set executions 60 days apart, halving the current standard of them being 30 apart.