Benjamin Richie

Indiana death row inmate seeks SCOTUS intervention weeks before scheduled execution

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Lawyers for convicted murderer Benjamin Ritchie want to delay the May 20 execution so they can present new evidence.
Clemency hearings scheduled for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Ritchie’s defense team has also asked the state supreme court to reconsider his petition for post-conviction relief — and pause the execution in the meantime.