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Timeline: A judge finally sent Norwood.Law client Glynn Simmons home after 48 years in prison. Here’s what happened.
The nightmare that began nearly half-a-century ago for Norwood.Law client Glynn Ray Simmons has finally come to an end. Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo announced on Sept. 19, 2023, that his case was being dismissed and he would not be facing a new trial for murder.
Here’s a roundup of headlines on Norwood.Law client Glynn Simmons, who finally found freedom after 48 years in prison
Here’s a roundup of headlines on Norwood.Law client Glynn Simmons, who finally found freedom after 48 years in prison.
Media release: After 48 years in prison, Norwood.Law client Glynn Ray Simmons is set to become the longest-serving exonerated man in recorded U.S. history
An Oklahoma City judge has declared that Norwood.Law client Glynn Ray Simmons will not face a new murder trial after he spent 48 years in prison.
After 48 years in prison, Norwood.Law client Glynn Simmons is set to become the longest-serving exonerated man in recorded U.S. history
An Oklahoma City judge has declared that Norwood.Law client Glynn Ray Simmons will not face a new murder trial after he spent 48 years in prison.
Ada prosecutors from ‘The Innocent Man’ Netflix series may lose again as Norwood.Law client awaits ruling
A state judge in southern Oklahoma will soon decide whether to formally throw out the conviction of a man who spent 30 years behind bars.
On TV, police impress with ironclad forensics. In reality, police rely on defective witnesses.
Glynn Simmons (top) and co-defendant Don Roberts By G.W. Schulz “Everybody realizes that eyewitness testimony is inherently unreliable.” That’s what Tulsa County District Judge Sharon
PRESS RELEASE: Norwood.Law client could become America’s longest-serving wrongfully convicted man after judge grants new trial
A client of Norwood.Law in Tulsa is one step closer to becoming the longest-serving wrongfully convicted man in recorded U.S. history having so far spent almost half-a-century behind bars. Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo has ordered a new trial and new jury to reevaluate a 1974 robbery and murder that took place in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond.
How Richard Glossip’s fight to avoid execution collided with our efforts to have another man declared innocent of a 1974 murder
By G.W. Schulz The 26-year saga of a man in Oklahoma who was sentenced to die for arranging the murder of his boss gripped local
Before a judge granted him a new trial after 48 years, Glynn Simmons had to first escape execution by the state of Oklahoma
By G.W. Schulz Glynn Ray Simmons has the U.S. Supreme Court to thank for his life. If not for a series of watershed rulings from
OK judge grants new trial to Norwood.Law client who could become the longest-serving wrongfully convicted man in recorded U.S. history
By G.W. Schulz As the months, years, and decades slipped by without relief from a judge, Glynn Ray Simmons, a client of Norwood.Law based in
After 48 years, Glynn Simmons remains in prison despite a prosecutor’s doubts
On April 18, 2023, a judge assigned to the Simmons case, Amy Palumbo of the Oklahoma County District Court in Oklahoma City, was scheduled to take a fresh look at the evidence. After that, Palumbo would decide whether to vacate the original sentence and free Simmons outright or demand a new trial based on constitutional errors from the first trial in 1975.
The Push to (Finally) Reform Cannabis Banking Laws
Here’s a run-down of legislation that has been proposed and that the Cannabis industry should keep an eye on. The first and most promising is the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act or the SAFE Banking Act.