Thomas Creech, Idaho Supreme Court

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 high court rejects Creech’s 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. The Wednesday decision affirms an earlier district court decision, rejecting an appeal by Thomas Creech.
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 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 dismisses death row inmate’s 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.
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.
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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 ...
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Judge grants stay of execution for Thomas Creech
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has granted a motion made by death row inmate Thomas Creech's attorneys to stay his execution. Creech was scheduled to be executed on Nov. 13. After the failed ...