Overview

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February that prosecutors suppressed evidence and allowed false testimony by key witness Justin Sneed, violating Glossip’s right to a fair trial.
• Glossip, who has maintained his innocence for nearly three decades, faces a third trial on a first-degree murder charge in the killing of motel owner Barry Van Treese.
• Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office will seek life imprisonment and ensure a fair new trial despite not declaring Glossip innocent.
• Justin Sneed, who admitted bludgeoning Van Treese with a baseball bat, testified that Glossip promised him $10,000 to carry out the killing.
• During his time on death row, Glossip was set for execution nine times and came close to being put to death on three occasions before courts intervened.