Anti-death penalty group rallies for condemned man - KSWO, Lawton, OK- Wichita Falls, TX: News, Weather, Sports. ABC, 24/7, Telemundo -

Anti-death penalty group rallies for condemned man

Posted: Updated:

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Members of an anti-death penalty group are calling on Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to halt the execution of a convicted killer.

The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will hold a rally at the state Capitol on Monday seeking to spare the life of 56-year-old Garry Thomas Allen. Allen is scheduled to be executed Tuesday.

Allen was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1986 murder of his fiancée, Lawanna Gail Titsworth, in the parking lot of an Oklahoma City daycare.

Allen's attorneys say he was incompetent when he entered a guilty plea in the case and that his mental condition has continued to deteriorate, but appellate courts have rejected those claims.

A spokesman for Fallin says the governor expects the execution to proceed.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

  • Local NewsLocal News

  • Monday, May 20 2013 9:46 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:46:52 GMT
    MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. Video showed homes and buildings in Moore, Okla., were reduced
    A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 51 people were reported killed.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 6:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:50:29 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore
    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:20:15 GMT
    FORT SILL Okla_ Families at Fort Sill have a whole lot to look forward to with the opening of a new community center. It's the first of three centers to be opened on post. The long-awaited final product
    Families at Fort Sill have a whole lot to look forward to with the opening of a new community center.
    •   
Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KSWO. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.