Oscar Smith is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee on 22 May 2025. He was convicted in 1990 of the 1989 murder of his estranged wife and her two teenaged sons. He was 40 years old when sentenced to death on 26 July 1990 and is now 74. A forensic expert, using modern latent print techniques, has called into question evidence the state argued was central to its case. Juror misconduct and misinformation violated Oscar Smith’s fair trial rights at the sentencing. The Governor should commute this death sentence immediately.
