Oklahoma Court Reverses McGirt Rulings in 4 Death Cases

Oklahoma Court Reverses McGirt Rulings in 4 Death Cases
Shaun Michael Bosse on Jan. 15, 2015. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Photo via AP
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OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma appeals court on Tuesday reversed four of its previous rulings that overturned death penalty cases based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting state jurisdiction for crimes committed on tribal reservations.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals vacated rulings in the cases of death row inmates Shaun Bosse, James Ryder, Miles Bench and Benjamin Cole Sr.