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 murder of her husband, Rob Andrew. The Supreme Court just ruled in her favor.
Supreme Court revives case of death row inmate who says she was ‘sex-shamed’ at trial
The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a challenge by a death row inmate in Oklahoma who claims prosecutors “sex-shamed” her during her trial, referring to her as a “slut puppy” and holding up her thong for the jury.
Supreme Court directs new review of death row case from woman who says she was sex shamed
Brenda Andrew's lawyers said prosecutors used her sexual history, demeanor and even her thong underwear to convict her of murdering her estranged husband.
Oklahoma's only woman on death row says prosecutors sex shamed her; US Supreme Court orders review
U.S. Supreme Court ordered 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to take up Brenda Andrew's complaints about her trial again.
Why the Supreme Court ordered a new review in Brenda Andrew case, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row
The Supreme Court ordered a new review of Brenda Andrew's death penalty case in Oklahoma, citing prejudicial evidence in her trial. Andrew, convicted of her husband's murder, challenges the fairness of her trial.
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 unfair in the murder of her estranged husband.
SCOTUS says death row inmate can challenge case over alleged sex shaming
Brenda Andrew is suing, claiming that prosecutors violated due process by raising extensive details about her sex life in her murder case.
Supreme Court grants new hearing for only female Oklahoma death row inmate
The only woman on Oklahoma’s death row, Brenda Andrew, was granted a new hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Supreme Court rules for female Oklahoma death row inmate over sex-shaming claim
Brenda Andrew, convicted of murdering her husband, can pursue claim that prosecutors inappropriately focused on her sex life at trial.
Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case
The court instructed an appeals court to reconsider whether lurid evidence tainted the trial of Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row.
Woman who prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentence
Brenda Andrew was convicted of murder in a 2004 trial where prosecutors presented evidence about her sex life.
Killer wife's thongs paraded in court - and it could save her from death penalty
Supreme Court justices have sent Brenda Andrew's death penalty conviction back to a lower court for reconsideration after ...
Thomas and Gorsuch dissent from ruling in favor of woman convicted of killing her husband
Death row inmate Brenda Andrew argued that Oklahoma prosecutors “exploited sex-based stereotypes and presented concededly irrelevant evidence about her sexual history.” ...