Hanson was set to be executed Thursday for a 1999 Tulsa murder, but a judge is putting his case on pause over concerns of due process.

Death row inmate John Hanson's execution will proceed as scheduled on Thursday after the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals denied a petition claiming the state withheld evidence during his trial.

John Hanson, 61, died nearly 26 years after a crime spree with an accomplice that included the slaying of Mary Bowles, 77, and the murder of a second innocent bystander.

Oklahoma had scheduled John Hanson's execution for Dec. 15, 2002, but the Biden administration blocked his transfer from federal custody to the state.

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man whose transfer to state custody was expedited by the Trump administration.

George John Hanson, a death row inmate convicted of killing two people in 1999, received a temporary stay of execution Monday, according to court records.