Oklahoma Executes Man for 1992 Killing Despite Board Recommending His Life Be Spared

Published on September 26, 2024

McALESTER, Okla.—Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare his life. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. His execution came the state parole board recommended Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt spare his life. There was no announcement from the governor’s office ahead of the execution. A state appellate court on Wednesday denied a last-minute legal challenge to the constitutionality of the state’s lethal injection method of execution. A similar appeal filed in federal court also rejected Thursday....

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