Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Retrial for Police Interference in Attempted Murder Case

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, saying the Sixth Circuit erred in ordering a retrial in the attempted murder case from Ohio.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Jan. 27 not to take up Ohio’s appeal of a lower court ruling ordering the retrial of a man convicted of attempted murder.

The man argues that the police unfairly influenced the victim during the identification process.