Overview

• District Judge Heather Coyle denied bond after finding the state’s evidence of guilt convincing and relying largely on transcripts from his original trials.
• Attorney General Gentner Drummond confirmed plans to retry Glossip on a first-degree murder charge while pursuing a life sentence instead of the death penalty.
• The prosecution’s case rests on Justin Sneed’s testimony, although Sneed later admitted lying and received psychiatric treatment that was withheld during the original trial.
• Glossip’s defense has highlighted a 2023 email suggesting a tentative plea deal that could have led to his release, but the judge has not enforced that agreement.
• The case underscores ongoing concerns about prosecutorial misconduct and fairness in capital prosecutions after decades of disputed evidence and nine halted execution dates.