Hearing Could Determine Whether Richard Gerald Jordan’s Planned Execution Moves Forward

Hearing could determine whether Richard Gerald Jordan’s planned execution moves forward

Hearing could determine whether Richard Gerald Jordan’s planned execution moves forward JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A hearing on Saturday could help determine whether the planned June 25 execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate goes forward. Richard Gerald Jordan is sentenced to die by lethal injection later this month at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. On June 4, he and other petitioners filed a motion for a preli…

US Supreme Court may be death row inmate’s last chance to avoid execution

U.S. Supreme Court may be death row inmate’s last chance to avoid executionby Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 12, 2025Less than two weeks from the scheduled execution of Richard Jordan, the Mississippi Supreme Court said it will not reconsider the death row inmate’s appeal, but the federal high court is expected to discuss his case next week. Jordan, at 79, the state’s oldest and longest-serving death row inmate, was first convicted in 1976 …

U.S. Supreme Court May Be Last Hope for Condemned Man

Key Takeaways: Richard Jordan, 79, is Mississippi’s oldest death row inmate, facing execution on June 25, 2025. The Mississippi Supreme Court refused to rehear his case, but the U.S. Supreme Court will discuss it next week. Jordan’s lawyers argue his death sentence is invalid due to a 1972 ruling that temporarily ended capital punishment. The state claims Jordan has delayed justice for nearly 50 years with baseless appeals. The Final Countdown …

Richard Glossip to Face New Trial for Murder without Death Penalty Threat - Davis Vanguard

Richard Glossip, who has spent nearly 30 years on death row, will face a new trial for first-degree murder, but no longer under threat of execution, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and a decision by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond.

New appeals in Jordan execution case - WXXV News 25

There are new details in the ongoing appeals process of death row inmate Richard Jordan, the man convicted of killing the wife of a Gulfport banker in 1976. You may recall Richard Jordan’s execution date is set for June 25. Today, the Mississippi Supreme Court denied Jordan’s request for a rehearing in the matter of delaying the execution until all state and federal remedies have been exhausted. You can read the Supreme Court’s order by clicking…