Supreme Court seems likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate a new day in court

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip at least another day in court in his long quest to throw out his murder conviction and death sentence. The justices heard arguments Wednesday in a case that has produced a rare alliance in which lawyers for Glossip and the state argued that the high court should overturn Glossip’s conviction and death sentence because he did not get a fair trial. The victim’s relatives have told the high court that they want to see Glossip executed. The justices seemed unlikely to uphold the conviction and death sentence, after arguments that lasted one and three quarters hours. But precisely what the court would do was less clear.