Supreme Court Blocks Richard Glossip's Execution
Order comes after Oklahoma attorney general cast doubt on conviction for 1997 murder
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Order comes after Oklahoma attorney general cast doubt on conviction for 1997 murder
The court acted after Oklahoma’s attorney general joined Mr. Glossip in urging it to halt the execution, which had been scheduled for May 18.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s scheduled execution while it reviews whether his trial and conviction in an alleged murder-for-hire plot was unfair.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted the looming execution of an Oklahoma man after the state's attorney general conceded his murder conviction was riddled with constitutional errors and possible prosecutorial misconduct.
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution after Oklahoma’s attorney general urged that Mr. Glossip not be put to death, citing problems with his murder trial.