The Supreme Court gave an Oklahoma death row inmate a new chance in the high-profile 1997 murder case. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented.
A divided Supreme Court overruled an Oklahoma court that ordered Richard Glossip executed over the objection of the state’s attorney general, who determined the inmate’s conviction for a 1997 murder was too flawed to justify putting him to death.
In 5-3 decision, the justices set aside Richard Glossip's conviction, saying it may have been based on false testimony.