Oklahoma’s next execution may not go forward as initially planned.
In an Aug. 22 filing, Attorney General Gentner Drummond asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date for Kendrick Antonio Simpson, instead of Tremane Wood, who was scheduled to be next in line.
The change comes after Wood’s attorneys announced plans to withdraw so “unconflicted replacement counsel” could instead be appointed to his case. An explanation for his attorneys’ motion to leave was not included in the court filing…