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    He has been allowed back into the federal lawsuit, but the same judge ruled it was not a ground for stay.
    Last edited by Steven AB; 10-29-2021 at 12:00 PM.
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    Yeah, old news. Grant, Jones, Lay, Postelle, and Coddington were allowed back in to the lawsuit. Then Friot denied a stay, the 10th Circuit stayed, and SCOTUS overruled.
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    I didn’t see anything about Coddington the other day just the other 6 but I guess media reports missed that. Coddinngton was the one that chose firing squad.
    Last edited by Neil; 10-29-2021 at 03:34 PM.

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    The clemency hearing for James Coddington is scheduled for January 19th 2022, at 9:00 am. I took the info from the Board of Pardons & Paroles website, but the link appears to be malfunctioning.

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    Court orders stay of execution for Oklahoma death row inmate who killed senior citizen by beating him with a hammer

    By Hicham Raache
    KFOR

    An Oklahoma death row inmate who beat a senior citizen to death with a hammer was granted a stay of execution Thursday.

    State officials said in the notice that there was no longer any legal impediments to the execution because of a previous judgement against a stay of execution request from Coddington. Officials said he refused to name an alternative method of execution to the one he was challenging, a controversial three-drug cocktail that includes Midazolam and has in the past caused excruciating pain for death row inmates as they were being executed.

    The Court of Criminal Appeals entered an order on Sept. 20, setting execution dates for Oklahoma death row inmates, and noted that judgement was granted in full against Coddington’s “challenges in federal court to the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol,” and that Coddington “exhausted [his] state and federal appeals and no further legal impediments to [his] execution remain,” according to the District Court document.

    His execution was set for March 10.

    The U.S. District Court vacated the Criminal Court of Appeals’ judgment on Oct. 12, finding that Coddington thought he had effectively communicated his choice of a firing squad as his alternative method of execution.

    The District Court’s explanation for staying the execution is as follows:

    “Given the unique circumstances of this situation and in light of the pending litigation before this Court in the above-captioned matter, to which Mr. Coddington has been restored, the parties stipulate to stay Mr. Coddington’s execution date of March 10, 2022.

    The parties stipulate that any such stay should remain in effect until final judgment is entered in this matter as to Mr. Coddington’s claims but no earlier than through and including the March 10, 2022 execution date. Should final judgment in this matter be entered against Mr. Coddington, the parties agree that the State of Oklahoma may notify both this Court and the OCCA as to the appropriateness of once again setting Mr. Coddington’s execution date.”

    Coddington was convicted and sentenced to death for beating 73-year-old Albert Troy Hale to death with a hammer in 1997.

    https://kfor.com/news/local/court-or...with-a-hammer/
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    Clemency hearing coming up for Oklahoma death row inmate James Coddington

    James Coddington Coddington was convicted and sentenced to death for the beating and killing of an older man in 1997.

    Coddington was scheduled to be put to death on March 10.

    A clemency hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for Oklahoma death row inmate James Coddington.

    Coddington was convicted and sentenced to death for the beating and killing of an older man in 1997. Coddington was scheduled to be put to death on March 10.

    Authorities put Coddington’s execution on hold because of the state’s lethal injection lawsuit. Lawyers in the suit say Oklahoma’s execution plan has a “substantial risk of severe pain and suffering.”

    (source: Fox News)
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    James Coddington's execution date has been set for August 25th, 2022.

    https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCase...126&cmid=93281

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    Coddington’s clemency petition is really pathetic so I’ll sum it up in three sentences:

    1. “He’s really sorry”.

    2. “He’s been a good boy while in prison”.

    3. “It’s his parents fault he committed the murder, not his”.

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    Prosecutors respond to Oklahoma death row inmate's motion

    The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office argues that a death row inmate’s request for an attorney present with a cell phone during the execution process could possibly lead to “the country’s 1st livestreamed execution.”

    James Coddington, 50, is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 25 and is the 1st to be executed as part of Oklahoma’s 2-year phased schedule to execute 25 prisoners the state claims have exhausted their appeals.

    He was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of 73-year-old Albert Troy Hale at a residence in Oklahoma County. Prosecutors say Coddington beat Hale in the head with a hammer and robbed him after Hale refused to loan Coddington money to buy cocaine.

    Coddington’s attorneys filed for a stay of execution with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals claiming the state’s lethal injection protocol violates Coddington’s “First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights to counsel and the courts.”

    According to the motion, the protocol terminates communication with counsel two hours or more prior to the scheduled execution time and blocks counsel from witnessing the entire process.

    “These measures prevent Mr. Coddington from communicating constitutional violations to his counsel and prevent counsel from observing or intervening in problems that may arise during the execution process, including problems setting and maintaining IV access, or problems with the use of an incorrect drug,” the motion states.

    The motion states without the ability for Coddington to access counsel up to the moment of execution, he is unable to file an Eighth Amendment claim.

    “Moreover, plaintiffs have a right to access the courts up until the moment of their deaths,” the motion states.

    The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office argues that there is no right to counsel to search for hypothetical grievances and that counsel are not doctors, which could lead to a “circus” of lawyers and experts within the execution chamber.

    “If this circus were permitted, the medical professionals on the execution team would almost certainly be hindered in implementing a safe process,” the AG’s office argues.

    The AG’s office also argues that allowing a cell phone into the execution chamber “would lead to the distinct possibility of the country’s 1st livestreamed execution.”

    Attorneys for the AG’s office also state that Coddington is not challenging his conviction and sentence.

    “He will be condemned to die irrespective of the outcome of this litigation,” the AG’s office writes. “In this motion, he is not even challenging the method by which his executions will be carried out. Instead, he only complains that his lawyer will not be able to watch closely for last-second new claims during his inevitable execution.”

    A ruling on the stay was not filed as of press time Thursday.

    Coddington’s clemency hearing that was scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, was moved to Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. to meet the scheduling needs of a board member. An agenda filed by the board states Coddington will make an appearance via video conference.

    If the board decides to recommend clemency, Gov. Kevin Stitt will have the final say to either accept or deny the board’s recommendation.

    Pardon and Parole hearings are held at the Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center, Ted R. Logan Meeting Center, located at 3300 N. Martin Luther King Ave. in Oklahoma City.

    Meetings are also streamed live on Zoom with the meeting information available at www.ok.gov/ppb/.

    (source: mcalesternews.com)
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
    - Rowan Atkinson

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    Oklahoma Pardon And Parole Board Recommends Clemency For James Coddington

    By News 9

    In a 3-2 vote, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for inmate James Coddington, who had been scheduled for execution on Aug, 25.

    Coddington was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death after the 1997 killing of 73-year-old Albert Hale.

    https://www.news9.com/story/62dee4bf...mes-coddington

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