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Alabama moving forward with execution of James Osgood

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Supreme Court and Gov. Kay Ivey have cleared the way for death row inmate James Osgood to be put to death next month.

On Thursday, Ivey set Osgood’s execution to take place between midnight on April 24 and 6 a.m. April 25. This follows the Alabama Supreme Court’s approval for the state to move forward with Osgood’s execution.

Osgood, 55, was convicted in the 2010 murder of his girlfriend’s cousin, Tracy Brown, in Clanton. Prosecutors argued that Osgood, who was convicted in 2014, allegedly slashed Brown’s throat as he raped her. In an unusual turn of events, Osgood asked to be sentenced to death during his resentencing in 2018, just before a jury could be struck.

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Over the summer, Osgood dropped his appeals and asked that he be executed.

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Ivey said that while she has no current plans to grant clemency to Osgood, she would continue to retain her right to grant a reprieve or commutation up until the moment of his execution.

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