The Supreme Court May Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip
At oral arguments Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared indifferent to the state AG’s insistence that Glossip’s conviction is unconstitutional.
The owner of a Best Budget Inn on the outskirts of Oklahoma City was killed inside Room 102. The state has spent years trying to execute Richard Glossip for the crime despite mounting evidence that he is innocent.
At oral arguments Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared indifferent to the state AG’s insistence that Glossip’s conviction is unconstitutional.
Oklahoma’s attorney general believes Glossip’s conviction should be overturned. Chief Justice John Roberts chose a former clerk to argue that the AG is wrong.
Almost 10 years after the court greenlit Glossip’s execution, the justices have agreed to hear evidence of his innocence.
The Supreme Court spared Glossip’s life — for now. But his fight is far from over.
Over the unprecedented pleas of the attorney general and state lawmakers to spare Glossip’s life, board members voted to deny clemency.
In a stunning rebuke to the state’s attorney general, the appeals court refused to vacate Glossip’s conviction, clearing the way for his execution.
The attorney general cited evidence destroyed by the state and misstatements by key witnesses, concluding that Glossip’s conviction could not stand.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond upended the execution calendar and gave Glossip a new chance to prove his innocence.
An Oklahoma court refused to consider new evidence of Glossip’s innocence. Now the state’s parole board may be his last chance.
Glossip faces a December execution date as Oklahoma lawmakers call attention to new evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in his case.
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