Oklahoma AG files motion seeking to stop Glossip execution

 

April 30, 2023



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to grant death row inmate Richard Glossip a stay of execution, saying there were enough problems with Glossip's conviction that he deserves a new trial.

In an unusual move for a prosecutor, Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed his motion agreeing with defense attorneys that Glossip deserves a stay.

Drummond said that while he doesn't believe Glossip is innocent, he didn't receive a fair trial. Specifically, Drummond said the key witness against Glossip lied on the stand about his psychiatric c...



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