Richard Allen Griffin
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Oct 2, 2026
Philip TeresiHOST
The execution was stayed, quote, until further order of the court.
Philip TeresiHOST
That was a 2-1 decision, and the dissenting opinion coming from Judge Richard Griffin called the matter, quote, another last-ditch, meritless effort to delay a lawful execution.
Philip TeresiHOST
And so this led to the state of Tennessee attempting to execute Krista Pike.
Philip TeresiHOST
And attempting is the key word.
Kelly EvansHOST
In 2023, a motion to reopen her case was denied.
Kelly EvansHOST
But even some of the judges who ruled against her were uneasy about it.
Kelly EvansHOST
One of them was Judge Jane Branstetter-Stranch on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Kelly EvansHOST
In a concurring opinion on one of Krista's federal appeals, she agreed with the ruling but wrote that sentencing Krista to death meant ruling out the possibility her crime came from, quote, the immature mind of youth rather than fixed depravity, end quote.
Matt WalshHOST
And here's the lone dissenting judge who ruled in favor of execution.
Matt WalshHOST
Uh, this is Judge Richard Griffin.
Matt WalshHOST
He's a, uh, Bush appointee, and perhaps more notably, he's a man.
Matt WalshHOST
Meanwhile, the female judges apparently have sympathy for the female murderer.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Judge Jane Stranch wrote that the case required a short stay of execution to allow the court to properly weigh her claims.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Judge Richard Griffin dissented.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Neither Tennessee Governor Bill Lee nor the U.S. Supreme Court had intervened before the appeals court acted on its own.
Rudy MartinezHOST
The state has since asked the Supreme Court to lift the stay.
Ed "Flash" FerencHOST
Defendants charged illegal recruitment fees, restricted the plaintiffs movement, destroyed records, confiscated passports, limited visitors and repeatedly threatened plaintiffs with deportation.
Ed "Flash" FerencHOST
That was the opinion of Judge Richard Allen Griffin.
Ed "Flash" FerencHOST
Now, this case.
Ed "Flash" FerencHOST
was brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Michigan state law.