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

The Oklahoma attorney general took the unusual step of siding with the prisoner over his own state’s court of appeals, citing prosecutorial violations.

Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021. Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP

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.