Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip is asking the Supreme Court for a new trial for his murder conviction.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Anti-death penalty activists, including members of MoveOn.org and other advocay groups rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in a final attempt to prevent the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip on September 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Legal experts, death penalty opponents, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans have fought tirelessly to prevent the execution of Glossip.
Still, Glossip has eluded execution nine times since he was sentenced — and eaten his last meal three times. His close calls have been one part luck, and several parts the blood, sweat, and tears of his many supporters. At the behest of Death Row abolitionistfame), lawyer Don Knight took on Glossip’s case pro bono in 2014. And, in 2015, the inmate’s death was delayed due to a U.S. Supreme Court Case he helmed called Glossip v. Gross.
When executions were resumed in 2021, Glossip was given a new date in September 2022. That date was rescheduled several times as his supporters continued to fight for him. In February 2022, 30 attorneys from law firm Reed Smith — at the behest of 35 Oklahoma state lawmakers, including 29 Republicans — started an independent investigation into Glossip’s case, which allegedly uncovered several potential issues.
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