Supreme Court Urged to Order New Trial for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9 to throw out the murder conviction of Richard Eugene Glossip after the state admitted the prosecution was flawed. The nation’s highest court decided on Jan. 22 to hear his appeal after suspending his execution in May 2023. Glossip, 61, was convicted of murdering his employer, Barry Van Treese, in 1997 while employed as manager of an Oklahoma City motel. Justin Sneed, also convicted in the killing, was given life imprisonment without parole in a plea deal that required him to testify against his co-worker. Glossip admitted he assisted Sneed in concealing the murder after the fact but said he didn’t know Sneed intended to kill the victim....