# Indian on US death row seeks fresh trial, citing bad lawyers 2026-08-08T18:56:36+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Gurpreet Singh, an Indian-origin truck driver on death row in Ohio for the 2019 murders of his wife and her parents and aunt, is asking the Ohio Supreme Court for a third trial. His lawyer Kathryn Sandford argues that previous attorneys were ineffective, partly because Singh's first language is Punjabi, creating a language barrier. Singh was convicted and sentenced to death in 2024 after two trials, with an execution date set for November 27, 2024, which has been stayed pending the appeal. Prosecutors say Singh killed his family because he could not support both his wife's household and a secret mistress on his salary. The Butler County government paid over Rs 1.5 crore for Singh's defence across both trials, while prosecution costs added another Rs 22 lakh. No other suspect has been identified. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: family murder case, Gurpreet Singh, ineffective counsel, Ohio death penalty, Punjabi language barrier, retrial appeal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-on-us-death-row-seeks-fresh-trial-citing-bad-lawyers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-on-us-death-row-seeks-fresh-trial-citing-bad-lawyers/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.