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Richard Glossip Returns to Court as He Seeks Bond Ahead of Retrial

Prosecutors plan a new first-degree murder trial without the death penalty.

Overview

  • Glossip was scheduled to appear Monday for a status conference before a newly assigned Oklahoma County judge.
  • He filed a motion two days before Christmas asking to be released on bond, which would mark his first time out of prison in nearly 30 years if approved.
  • The Oklahoma Attorney General plans to retry him on first-degree murder but will not seek a death sentence.
  • Three district judges—Heather Coyle, Kathryn Savage, and Susan Stallings—have recused themselves in recent months, prompting repeated case reassignments.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction earlier this year after finding he did not receive a fair trial, following nearly three decades on death row and nine scheduled execution dates in the 1997 killing of Barry Van Treese.