Idaho, Thomas Creech

Idaho Supreme Court rules on Thomas Creech’s last state appeal to avoid death penalty
The death row prisoner argued that it would be cruel and unusual punishment to try to execute him again after a failed attempt.
Creech failed to prove constitutional violation, says Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court agreed with lower courts, stating that Creech didn't offer an alternative solution to execution in his appeal.
Idaho Supreme Court rules to uphold death penalty for Thomas Creech
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday to uphold the death penalty for Idaho death row inmate Thomas Creech. The final decision is left to federal courts.
Idaho Supreme Court rejects death row inmate Creech’s cruel and unusual punishment argument
This story was first published by Idaho Reports on Nov. 27, 2024. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a second attempt to execute an Idaho death row inmate would not violate his Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
Idaho Supreme Court dismisses Thomas Creech's final appeal to avoid execution
The Idaho Supreme Court has dismissed Thomas Creech's final appeal, at least at the State level.Thomas Creech was sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of
Idaho Supreme Court dismisses death row inmates appeal
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) - The Idaho Supreme Court has sided with a district court decision to dismiss an appeal for Thomas Creech. Creech is Idaho's longest-standing inmate. He was sentenced in 1995 after being convicted of killing five people.
After a failed execution, Creech’s appeal is decided by the Idaho Supreme Court
BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Earlier this year, the State of Idaho attempted to execute Thomas Eugene Creech by lethal injection. For nearly an hour, the execution team attempted to establish a vein across various parts of his body, but each attempt resulted in vein collapse.
Supreme Court rejects Creech cruel and unusual punishment argument
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a second attempt to execute an Idaho death row inmate would not violate his Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment.
Idaho Supreme Court denies death row prisoner’s appeal. Federal stay of execution ordered
I’m not going to rush justice in a case like this,” U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow said at a Tuesday afternoon hearing.
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Judge postpones execution of serial killer months after he survived a botched execution attempt
A federal judge granted Idaho serial killer Thomas Creech a stay of execution just one week before he was scheduled to ...
Idaho serial killer’s execution stayed months after first attempt failed
Thomas Eugene Creech, a serial killer on death row in Idaho, was granted a stay in execution months after a first execution ...
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While Thomas Creech execution is delayed, Idaho anti-death penalty group fights | Opinion
The planned Nov. 13 execution of Thomas Creech, Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate, has been delayed, giving members of a local anti-death penalty group a little more time to state their ...