Supreme Court Delays Execution of Richard Glossip Amid Conviction Review
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The US Supreme Court has halted the execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip while it reviews whether his trial and conviction in an alleged murder-for-hire plot was unfair. Glossip, who has had nine different execution dates and three last meals since his 1998 conviction and death sentence for capital murder, was scheduled to be put to death on May 18. Two independent investigations have raised doubts about the prosecution’s case against Glossip.
- Supreme Court halts execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip while it reviews his conviction New York Post
- Supreme Court halts execution of Richard Glossip CNN
- Oklahoma A.G. files petition in Richard Glossip case KFOR Oklahoma's News 4
- Opinion: Oklahomans, don't turn your head to injustice in the Richard Glossip case Tulsa World
- Moral ground to stand on in support of death penalty quickly shrinking Oklahoman.com
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