Louisiana Supreme Court Asked to Expedite Executions for 5 Death Row Inmates

Attorney general files writs to speed up Louisiana executions

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)Attorney General Liz Murrill is pressing the Louisiana Supreme Court to come up with standards that she hopes will bring to an end the extended appeals of five people facing the death penalty.  Murrill announced Wednesday she is filing writs with the state’s highest court regarding the post-conviction appeals available to persons sentenced to die. She takes issu…

Louisiana Supreme Court asked to expedite executions for 5 death row inmates

The five death row inmates in post-conviction relief are Larry Roy, Antoinette Frank, Robert Miller, Marcus Reed and Davie Bowie.

Louisiana Supreme Court asked to review death row post-conviction relief cases

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to review five death row post-conviction relief cases and develop standards for district courts to use. Murrill's office said death row inmates seeking relief are Larry Roy, Antoinette Frank, Robert Miller, Marcus Reed, and David Bowie. She hopes the state Supreme Court will issue an opinion outlining standards if an applicant waits decades to…

Louisiana Supreme Court asked to review death row post-conviction relief cases to develop standards for lower courts

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to review five death row post-conviction relief cases and develop standards for district courts to use. Murrill's office said death row inmates seeking relief are Larry Roy, Antoinette Frank, Robert Miller, Marcus Reed, and David Bowie. She hopes the state Supreme Court will issue an opinion outlining standards if an applicant waits decades to…

A.G. Murrill asks La. Supreme Court to speed up executions of 5 inmates

Attorney General Liz Murril has filed a writ asking to speed up the executions of five inmates, including a Caddo Parish native.

AG Liz Murrill asks Louisiana Supreme Court to speed up death penalty cases

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the state Supreme Court to review and potentially expedite five death penalty cases, saying they have languished in the court system for too long and that her office needs clarity on conflicting lower…