OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution.
The three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit delayed Monday's scheduled hearing of the Pardon and Parole Board. The panel was set to meet to consider Kevin Underwood's clemency bid.
Two of the board's members have resigned in recent weeks, and Underwood's attorneys claim he has a right to a hearing before a full five-member board. One of Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointees to the board, Calvin P...
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