Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

In a Rare Move, the Court Accepts a Death Penalty Case, Backed by Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Arguing for a Fair Trial

Richard Glossip, a death row inmate in Oklahoma, has had his appeal accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, a rare move as the court typically avoids many death penalty cases.
Glossip was convicted in 1997 for allegedly hiring a coworker to murder his boss, but has consistently maintained his innocence and has been reprieved from execution three times.
Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, has surprisingly advocated for Glossip's clemency, arguing that Glossip did not receive a fair trial.
Two separate independent investigations have revealed problems with the prosecution's case, including the destruction of evidence and false testimony by the state's key witness, Justin Sneed.
Despite the support from the Attorney General and the findings of the investigations, Oklahoma's highest criminal court upheld Glossip's conviction and the state's pardon and parole board deadlocked in a vote to grant him clemency.