THE FRONTIER: Oklahoma executes Michael DeWayne Smith for two murders in 2002
Oklahoma carried out the execution of Michael DeWayne Smith at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday.
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Oklahoma carried out the execution of Michael DeWayne Smith at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday.
Smith was the first person executed by the state in 2024, and the 12th since Oklahoma resumed use of the death penalty in 2021.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has three weeks to decide whether to grant mercy to a death row prisoner who claims he acted in self-defense.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has three weeks to decide whether to grant mercy to a death row prisoner who claims he acted in self-defense.
Oklahoma plans to put Anthony Sanchez to death next week after a federal judge denied a stay of execution.