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She’s on Death Row for Killing Husband. Will Claim She Was Sex-Shamed at Trial Set Her Free?
Brenda Andrew and her boyfriend, James Pavatt, were convicted of the 2001 ... in her favor on claims she was sex-shamed during her trial. Brenda Andrew was convicted of the 2001 murder of her ...
Death row inmate may get retrial due to claim of 'sex-shaming' prosecutors
Oklahoma's only female death row inmate, Brenda Andrew, 61, could get another chance in court due to "sex-shaming" during her trial, per a Tuesday Supreme Court ruling.
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Supreme Court grants new hearing for death row inmate whose case included evidence of her sexual history
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lower courts to review the case of the only woman on Oklahoma's death row over concerns that prosecutors' discussion of her sexual history rendered her trial ...
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Supreme Court revives case of death row inmate who says she was ‘sex-shamed’ at trial
Her supporters said the state weaponized sex stereotypes at trial, which they say is all too common in ... Andrew’s co-defendant, James Pavatt, confessed to Robert Andrew’s murder. He is also on death ...
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Only woman on Oklahoma’s death row may gets a new trial
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of convicted murderer Brenda Andrew, throwing her 2004 conviction back to a lower court. The lower court must decide whether Andrew received a fair ...
Shamed Onto Death Row
When Brenda Andrew was on trial for murder in 2004 in Oklahoma, a prosecutor named Fern Smith turned to the jury and held up ...
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Supreme Court sends capital case back for reconsideration over focus on sex
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Brenda Evers Andrew another chance to challenge her death sentence and conviction for the murder of her estranged husband. Andrew, who was sentenced to death in 2004, ...
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Oklahoma death row inmate Brenda Andrew may get new trial: What to know about her case
Her alleged accomplice in the crime, 71-year-old James Pavatt, is also facing execution ... They were arrested at the border and put on trial. After her trial and sentencing, Andrew became ...
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Woman whom prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentence
James Pavatt, an insurance agent ... and capital murder charges against both Andrew and Pavatt. During Andrew’s trial in 2004, prosecutors “elicited testimony about Andrew’s sexual partners ...
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She’s on Death Row for Killing Husband. Will Claim She Was Sex-Shamed at Trial Set Her Free?
Brenda was convicted of murder in 2004, as was her boyfriend, James Pavatt ... ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Pavatt confessed to killing Rob to a friend ...
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Only woman on Oklahoma’s death row may get a new trial
At Andrew’s trial, the prosecution sought to prove that Andrew had conspired with James Pavatt, an insurance agent, to murder her husband, Rob Andrew, for his life insurance proceeds.