Alabama, Death Row

Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate who dropped his appeals this summer and asked to be put to death.
Alabama set to execute inmate who dropped appeals and requested death
James Osgood, convicted in 2014 for the rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, will be executed on April 24. He withdrew his appeals in 2024, citing exhaustion and a desire for justice.
Death Row inmate deserves new trial, ex-US Senator, former Alabama AG urge in ‘unusual’ request
A group of former prosecutors has filed a brief urging a Jefferson County judge to grant a new trial for Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson. “Given that both the current Jefferson County District Attorney and the original line prosecutor recommend a new trial for Mr.
New brief filed by former prosecutors urges new trial for Alabama death row inmate
Johnson has been on death row since 1998 when he was convicted of capital murder for the death of Jefferson County Deputy William Hardy.
Brief calling for new trial for Toforest Johnson filed by former Alabama Attorney General, US Senator
A group of former Alabama state and federal prosecutors, including a former Attorney General and a former U.S. Senator, filed a new brief Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to grant Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson a new trial.
Alabama sets execution for man convicted of 2010 rape and murder who asked to be put to death
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office on Feb. 11 had asked the Alabama Supreme Court to approve Osgood’s execution. The court ...
Escaped Alabama inmate sought by law enforcement
The Alabama Department of Corrections is looking for an escaped inmate. Inmate Antonio McCoy was out at an assigned job ...
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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.
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Inmate who kidnapped Alabama lawyer escapes
Karen McPherson, who is serving a life sentence for the 1991 kidnapping of a young Jasper lawyer, briefly escaped during a ...
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Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson’s lawyers push for new trial after Steve Marshall’s ‘alarming’ actions
Lawyers for Toforest Johnson, an Alabama Death Row inmate whose conviction has long been questioned even by the original ...