Attorneys working on 2 fronts to spare death row inmate
9 years, 6 months ago

Attorneys working on 2 fronts to spare death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys for an Oklahoma death row inmate who won a two-week reprieve from his scheduled execution are working on two legal fronts in an effort to save their client’s life. Among the new evidence Glossip’s attorneys presented is a signed affidavit from another inmate, Michael Scott, who claims he heard Sneed say “he set Richard Glossip up, and that Richard Glossip didn’t do anything.” The Oklahoman reported Saturday that Scott, according to a prisons system document, once labeled himself a habitual liar. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, who took office after the second trial ended with a second death sentence, said he’s reviewed the new evidence, along with transcripts from the original trial, boxes of evidence and videotaped police interviews, and remains convinced of Glossip’s guilt. Prater said Glossip lied to police and co-workers about Van Treese’s whereabouts, helped Sneed cover up the crime and had half of the money the pair stole from Van Treese’s car when he was arrested.

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'Injustice corrected': Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip's death sentence in landmark ruling
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'Injustice corrected': Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip's death sentence in landmark ruling

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who was found guilty in the killing of a motel owner but has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip’s wife, Lea, called the decision “an answered prayer.” Prosecutors’ decision to allow …

He’s had three ‘last meals’ on Oklahoma’s death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction
3 weeks, 4 days ago

He’s had three ‘last meals’ on Oklahoma’s death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Richard Glossip has spent 27 years behind bars, most of it on Oklahoma’s death row, coming close enough to execution that he has had nine separate execution dates and been fed three “last meals.” On Tuesday, Glossip, now 62, won a new trial in a stunning U.S. Supreme Court decision that tossed his murder conviction and death …

US Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence over withheld evidence
3 weeks, 4 days ago

US Supreme Court overturns Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence over withheld evidence

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who was found guilty in the killing of a motel owner but has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip's wife, Lea, called the decision “an answered prayer.” Prosecutors' failure to turn over …

Supreme Court Throws Out Oklahoma Man's Murder Conviction And Death Sentence
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Throws Out Oklahoma Man's Murder Conviction And Death Sentence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, voting to uphold the conviction and death sentence, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett …

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and death sentence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, voting to uphold the conviction and death sentence, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett would have allowed …

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma

NPR  

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate in Oklahoma toggle caption Larry French/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has maintained his innocence for more than a quarter century, and who came so close to execution that he three times ate what was …

Supreme Court orders new trial for death-row inmate in Oklahoma motel killing
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court orders new trial for death-row inmate in Oklahoma motel killing

LA Times  

Richard Glossip, shown in 2021, was convicted based on testimony from a co-worker. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of plotting to kill the owner of a motel he managed. In a 5-3 decision, the justices set aside his conviction and said Glossip may have been convicted based on false …

Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Richard Glossip: Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip

CNN  

CNN — A fractured Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose appeal drew national attention and support from the state’s conservative attorney general, in light of allegations that the state withheld evidence related to its main witness. “Such a revelation would be significant in any case, and was especially so here …

"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing
5 months, 1 week ago

"Bizarre and quite Kafkaesque": Experts call out Supreme Court's "absurd" death penalty hearing

Salon  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a rare capital punishment case that's seen the Oklahoma attorney general side with death row inmate Richard Glossip's request to have his murder conviction overturned due to alleged prosecutorial misconduct. "There's a potential for an even split, which would ultimately mean that the lower court decision stands," Hoag-Fordjour said, "affirming or …

The Lesson We Should Take From Glossip v. Oklahoma
5 months, 1 week ago

The Lesson We Should Take From Glossip v. Oklahoma

Slate  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear argument on whether Richard Glossip should be executed for a crime that even the people who originally prosecuted him are not confident he committed. As the wrongful conviction movement has succeeded in persuading many prosecutors to revisit and even concede relief in past cases, prosecutors—and the courts—who weren’t involved in the original trial …

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court is returning …

Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The highest elected law enforcement officer in Oklahoma has …

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court will consider overturning Oklahoma death row prisoner Glossip’s murder conviction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. “Public confidence in the death penalty requires the highest standard of reliability, so it is appropriate that the U.S. Supreme Court will review this …

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court takes up appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate after state attorney general admitted mistakes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up the extraordinary appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate named Richard Glossip, a man who even the state attorney general said should not be executed. “We are grateful that the court is providing Richard Glossip the opportunity to argue that Oklahoma should not be permitted to kill him,” Glossip’s …

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in a 1997 murder-for-hire after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared. “When police came to talk to Glossip about Van Treese’s whereabouts, he directed him away from the room he knew Van Treese was in,” Prater said …

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court temporarily halts impending Richard Glossip execution amid potential appeal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to temporarily stay …

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution In Oklahoma
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Richard Glossip’s Execution In Oklahoma

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state’s attorney general agreed Glossip’s life should be spared. Glossip had been scheduled to be put to death on May 18 despite statements by new Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond that Glossip did not receive a fair trial. An …

Oklahoma inmate supported by ‘Dead Man Walking’ author, nun
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma inmate supported by ‘Dead Man Walking’ author, nun

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Prominent death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean, whose book “Dead Man Walking” was turned into a movie, on Wednesday joined others calling on Oklahoma Gov. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 2-2 last week to reject a clemency recommendation for Glossip with one member recusing himself because his spouse is a prosecutor who was previously involved …

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma inmate supported by 'Dead Man Walking' author, nun

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prominent death penalty opponent Sister …

Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a stay of execution, saying there were enough problems with Glossip’s conviction that he deserves a new trial. In an unusual move for a prosecutor, Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed his motion agreeing with defense attorneys that Glossip deserves …

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not
1 year, 10 months ago

Editorial: Bureaucracy of death may snag condemned Oklahoma man, guilty or not

LA Times  

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 2 to 2 to grant clemency to Richard Glossip on April 26. Several prominent Oklahoma Republican lawmakers have likewise argued for Glossip, horrified that their state is close to putting to death a man who may be innocent. Opinion Editorial: Death penalty’s retreat is excruciatingly slow Florida jurors and Oregon’s governor were unlikely …

Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, even though the state attorney general said he doesn’t think the condemned man whose case has drawn celebrity interest received a fair trial. Glossip, who was convicted of paying an accomplice, Justin Sneed, to kill Van Treese, told the board Wednesday …

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oklahoma's new Attorney General Gentner …

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip
1 year, 10 months ago

Oklahoma attorney general to recommend clemency for Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new Attorney General Gentner Drummond plans to ask the state’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday to recommend sparing the life of death row inmate Richard Glossip, a highly unusual move for the state’s top prosecutor’s office that typically urges the board to reject clemency. “I am not aware of an Oklahoma Attorney General ever supporting …

Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip’s murder conviction

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general’s concerns about some testimony and evidence. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ ruling said his case “has been thoroughly investigated and reviewed,” with Glossip given …

Oklahoma AG: Glossip murder conviction should be vacated
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma AG: Glossip murder conviction should be vacated

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The conviction and death sentence for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip should be thrown out and a new trial ordered, the state’s new attorney general said Thursday, as support has grown even among death penalty supporters who say Glossip is innocent. That information was only recently disclosed to Glossip’s defense team after Drummond turned over a …

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip
1 year, 11 months ago

State, defense request another stay of execution for Glossip

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top prosecutor and attorneys for death row inmate Richard Glossip both asked a court on Monday to once again delay Glossip’s upcoming execution while his attorneys seek to have his conviction overturned. Attorney General Gentner Drummond and one of Glossip’s attorneys, Warren Gotcher, filed a joint motion for a stay of execution with the Oklahoma Court …

Why Oklahoma has delayed Richard Glossip’s execution seven times
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Oklahoma has delayed Richard Glossip’s execution seven times

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Grant told Oklahoma officials that federal law “authorizes …

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday denied death row inmate Richard Glossip’s request for a new evidentiary hearing that his attorneys suggest would prove his innocence in the 1997 beating death of Glossip’s boss at an Oklahoma City motel. The court also cast doubt on Glossip’s theory that his co-defendant, Justin Sneed, acted alone or with his …

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma court denies new hearing for death row inmate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Oklahoma appeals court on …

Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma inmate gets temporary reprieve from execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted another temporary reprieve to death row inmate Richard Glossip, pushing his scheduled execution back until February 2023 so that an appeals court has more time to consider his claim of innocence. Two different juries found Glossip guilty of murder for hire.” Van Treese’s brother, Ken Van Treese, did not immediately return a …

Richard Glossip: The death row inmate whose conviction looks so shaky even Oklahoma Republicans are fighting to save him
2 years, 6 months ago

Richard Glossip: The death row inmate whose conviction looks so shaky even Oklahoma Republicans are fighting to save him

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Glossip was convicted again, though the judge acknowledged …

Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate
2 years, 7 months ago

Board recommends clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole on Wednesday voted to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who has admitted to beating to death a friend and co-worker who refused to loan him $50 to buy cocaine. Kevin Stitt grant clemency to James Coddington, 50, who was convicted and sentenced to die for killing 73-year-old Albert …

Lawmaker: Report shows Oklahoma death row inmate’s innocence
2 years, 9 months ago

Lawmaker: Report shows Oklahoma death row inmate’s innocence

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A Republican Oklahoma state representative who is a self-described death-penalty supporter on Wednesday said a report by a Houston law firm into the conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip proves Glossip’s innocence. The firm reported lost or destroyed evidence, and a detective in the case who was biased against Glossip and improperly asked leading questions to …

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates
2 years, 9 months ago

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s attorney general has asked the state’s highest appeals court to set execution dates for 25 death row inmates following a federal judge’s rejection of their challenge to the state’s lethal injection method. In 25 similar filings with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday, Attorney General John O’Connor wrote that the federal court’s stays of …

Texas law firm agrees to review Oklahoma death penalty case
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas law firm agrees to review Oklahoma death penalty case

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A partner with a Texas law firm said Tuesday at least 20 attorneys are prepared to review the case of an Oklahoma death row inmate who has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a motel owner in Oklahoma City. Stan Perry, an attorney with Houston-based ReedSmith, said his firm already has begun reviewing the …

Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions
3 years, 1 month ago

Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court rejected a request from two Oklahoma death row inmates to temporarily halt their upcoming lethal injections. The two have argued that the state’s current three-drug lethal injection protocol that uses midazolam as the first drug will expose them to a constitutionally unacceptable risk of severe pain. The judge also determined that Grant and …

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal
3 years, 4 months ago

Federal court rejects Oklahoma death row inmates appeal

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by four Oklahoma inmates to stay their executions scheduled over the next three months, including a planned lethal injection next week that has drawn international attention. Jen Moreno, an attorney for the four death row inmates, called the ruling “inexplicable.” “We’re kind of in the process of figuring out …

Rodney Reed: Death row inmate’s lawyers file new legal bid to halt execution scheduled in days
5 years, 4 months ago

Rodney Reed: Death row inmate’s lawyers file new legal bid to halt execution scheduled in days

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawyers for a man …

Key dates in legal case of death row inmate Richard Glossip
9 years, 5 months ago

Key dates in legal case of death row inmate Richard Glossip

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — Key events in the criminal case against Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has received a stay of execution amid questions over a drug that would have been used in his lethal injection. June 1998 — During Glossip’s trial, Sneed tells an Oklahoma County jury that Glossip feared for his job and promised Sneed $10,000 if …

Court halts execution of Oklahoma man who claims innocence
9 years, 6 months ago

Court halts execution of Oklahoma man who claims innocence

Associated Press  

McALESTER, Okla. — An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a fellow inmate’s claim that he overheard another man convicted in the case admit he acted alone. Glossip’s lawyers said they obtained a signed affidavit from another inmate, Michael Scott, who …

Last-minute stay request filed to save Oklahoma inmate
9 years, 6 months ago

Last-minute stay request filed to save Oklahoma inmate

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A death row inmate maintained his innocence Tuesday on the eve of his execution in Oklahoma, while his attorneys went to court with what they said was new evidence supporting claims that he was framed. But Glossip’s lawyers asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to halt the execution, saying they uncovered new details in the case, …

Oklahoma governor: No plans to delay scheduled execution
9 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor: No plans to delay scheduled execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday she has no plans to delay next month’s scheduled execution of a man condemned for his role in a 1997 killing, despite concerns by death penalty opponents that he is innocent. Postponing his execution an additional sixty days does nothing but delay justice for the family of Mr. Van Treese.” Fallin …

Oklahoma governor: No plans to delay scheduled execution
9 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor: No plans to delay scheduled execution

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday she has no plans to delay next month’s scheduled execution of a man condemned for his role in a 1997 killing, despite concerns by death penalty opponents that he is innocent. Postponing his execution an additional sixty days does nothing but delay justice for the family of Mr. Van Treese.” Fallin …

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates
9 years, 8 months ago

Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 3 death row inmates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s highest criminal court on Wednesday set execution dates for three death row inmates who challenged the use of a drug that will be used in their lethal injections. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set execution dates of Sept. 16 for 52-year-old Richard Eugene Glossip, Oct. 7 for 50-year-old Benjamin Robert Cole, and Oct. 28 for …

Oklahoma court upholds conviction, death penalty
13 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma court upholds conviction, death penalty

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals refused Thursday to overturn the convictions of a death row inmate found guilty of the machine-gun slayings of four people on Memorial Day 2005. Postelle’s attorney, Andrea Miller of the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, urged the court in October to give Postelle a new trial because of legal errors at …

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