Oklahoma dismisses murder charge against former death row inmate Richard Glossip

A murder charge against Richard Glossip, a former death row prisoner who was nearly executed multiple times, was dismissed on Thursday after being granted a retrial in the 1997 killing of his former boss. He was sentenced to death over the killing of a motel owner named Barry Van Treese, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat. Prosecutors alleged that Treese was killed in a murder-for-hire plot but Glossip has maintained his innocence for almost 30 years. His conviction was thrown out by the Supreme Court last year after finding issues with key witness testimony. The court determined that prosecutors admitted testimony they knew to be false, violating Glossip’s right to a fair trial. FOR SUBSCRIBERSNvidia is at the center of the AI economy. What happens now? FOR SUBSCRIBERSHow suspected spy Alice Huang got involved with Nvidia’s CEO FOR SUBSCRIBERSHow measles surged in the U.S. He served nearly 30 years in prison before being released on bond in May. Glossip pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of being an accessory to murder after the fact Thursday morning in order to “put this matter to rest,” according to his attorney Don Knight. His sentencing will be held in December, his attorney said. FOR SUBSCRIBERSNvidia is at the center of the AI economy. What happens now? FOR SUBSCRIBERSHow suspected spy Alice Huang got involved with Nvidia’s CEO FOR SUBSCRIBERSHow measles surged in the U.S. Knight noted that Glossip would have been released a decade ago if prosecutors had originally convicted him of the accessory charge. “We look forward to an opportunity to show why returning him to custody would not serve the interests of justice, and to ending this nightmare for Rich and all concerned,” Knight said. Since his 1998 conviction, Glossip has had nine execution dates scheduled. At least three times he has been served what was expected to be his last meal.