Federal Court Delays Hearing for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate to Make Late Plea for Mercy

Federal Court Delays Hearing for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate to Make Late Plea for Mercy
Kevin Ray Underwood arrives in the courtroom for his formal sentencing in Purcell, Okla., on April 3, 2008. Sue Ogrocki, Pool/AP Photo
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OKLAHOMA CITY—A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution.

The three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit delayed Monday’s scheduled hearing of the Pardon and Parole Board. The panel was set to meet to consider Kevin Underwood’s clemency bid.