Court issues stay in OHP trooper killing case

State, national, world

Discussion

December 8, 2010

Court issues stay in OHP trooper killing case

Anonymous From The Associated Press The Enid News and Eagle Wed Dec 08, 2010, 01:51 PM CST

LAWTON — The execution of an ex-firefighter convicted of killing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper is being delayed.

The Lawton Constitution reports the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued an order Monday staying the Jan. 14 execution of Ricky Ray Malone. Malone’s attorneys sought the delay after a Comanche County judge sentenced him to death following a non-jury trial.

A jury initially convicted Malone of first-degree murder and sentenced him to die for the December 2003 killing of Trooper Nik Green. Authorities say Malone shot Green after the lawman found him in Cotton County in a car that had a mobile methamphetamine lab inside.

The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned Malone’s punishment and ordered his resentencing.

Attorney General’s office spokesman Charlie Price says the stay is routine.

Another date hasn’t been set.

———

Information from: The Lawton Constitution, http://www.swoknews.com

Text Only

State, national, world

Food companies work to make it look natural
Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

June 18, 2013 1 Photo
Oklahoma man convicted in deaths of 2 faces execution today
June 17, 2013
Oklahoma weighing options in murder case
June 17, 2013
One-third of Oklahoma households unbanked, underbanked
State has one of the highest such rates in the nation.

June 16, 2013 1 Photo
Fracking fuels water fights in the country’s driest areas
June 16, 2013 2 Photos
IRS supervisor in Washington scrutinized tea party
June 16, 2013 1 Photo
Scientists moving a 15-ton magnet to Windy City lab from Long Island
June 16, 2013 1 Photo
Egypt seen to give nod toward jihad in Syria
June 16, 2013 1 Photo
Methodist minister challenges Oklahoma license plate
A Methodist minister claims the plate is an affront to his Christian beliefs, and a federal appeals court ruled last week that the minister's case can proceed. His attorney says his client isn't asking the state to get rid of the roughly 2.9 million license plates on the road that feature the image, only that he be given another option to place on his vehicle.

June 15, 2013 1 Photo
Okla. Rep. files bill for native veterans memorial
Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin said his bill would amend existing law to allow the National Museum of the American Indian to build the memorial on the museum's grounds on the National Mall.

June 15, 2013
More State, national, world Headlines