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- Under Oklahoma law, an inmate is mentally incompetent to be executed if they are unable to have a rational understanding of the reason they are being executed or that their execution is imminent.
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May 7, 2024 · A judge is expected to issue a stay soon because experts agree he is now mentally incompetent. His clemency hearing before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has been called off. To be scheduled next is Richard Norman Rojem Jr. He faces execution for the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Rojem, 66, claims he is innocent.
Apr 2, 2024 · On March 28, Judge Michael Hogan of Pittsburg County ruled that James Ryder is incompetent to be executed after a hearing where experts established Mr. Ryder’s serious mental illness.
May 13, 2024 · Under Oklahoma law, an inmate is mentally incompetent to be executed if they are unable to have a rational understanding of the reason they are being executed or that their...
Mar 28, 2024 · An Oklahoma judge ruled Thursday, March 28, 2024, that Ryder, a death row inmate, is not competent to be executed for his role in the 1999 slayings of a mother and son.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Under Oklahoma law, an inmate is mentally incompetent to be executed if they are unable to have a rational understanding of the reason they are being executed or that their execution is...
Thursday’s ruling is the second time this year a court has found an Oklahoma death row mentally inmate incompetent to be executed. In March, a separate judge ruled the state could not execute 61-year-old James Ryder for his role in the 1999 slayings of a mother and her adult son.
