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Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, despite enacting several pro-life measures in the largely conservative state, lifted a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2020.
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City on Thursday called the execution of convicted murderer Anthony Sanchez, which took place a week ago, “fundamentally at odds with the culture of life the state of Oklahoma proclaims to be building.”
Sanchez was convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of 21-year-old University of Oklahoma student Juli Busken, KOCO5 reported. He diedSept. 21 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, about a 130-mile drive from Oklahoma City.
“Today the state of Oklahoma has once again delivered what it deems ‘justice’ with the execution of Anthony Sanchez. No matter how heinous a crime a person commits, they do not forfeit their human dignity bestowed upon them by God, the author of life,” Coakley, who often speaks out against the death penalty, said in a Sept. 28 statement.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, despite enacting several pro-life measures in the largely conservative state, lifted a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2020. He has presided over 10 executions since taking office four years ago, as many as took place during the six years between 2013 and 2019.
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Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City on Thursday called the execution of convicted murderer Anthony Sanchez, which took place a week ago, “fundamentally at odds with the culture of life the state of Oklahoma proclaims to be building.”
Sanchez was convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of 21-year-old University of Oklahoma student Juli Busken, KOCO5 reported. He diedSept. 21 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, about a 130-mile drive from Oklahoma City.
“Today the state of Oklahoma has once again delivered what it deems ‘justice’ with the execution of Anthony Sanchez. No matter how heinous a crime a person commits, they do not forfeit their human dignity bestowed upon them by God, the author of life,” Coakley, who often speaks out against the death penalty, said in a Sept. 28 statement.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, despite enacting several pro-life measures in the largely conservative state, lifted a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2020. He has presided over 10 executions since taking office four years ago, as many as took place during the six years between 2013 and 2019.
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Oklahoma Archbishop Decries Execution of Anthony Sanchez as ‘Archaic’
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, despite enacting several pro-life measures in the largely conservative state, lifted a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2020.
