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No. 22-7466October Term 2024Decided Feb 25, 2025

Docket 22-7466October Term 2024 (2024–2025)

Richard Eugene Glossip, Petitioner v. Oklahoma

This case involves a death row inmate seeking to overturn his conviction based on new evidence that prosecutors suppressed information about a key witness's mental health and potential recantation.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Feb 25, 2025
Case AcceptedMay 5, 2023
Arguments HeardOct 9, 2024
Decision ReleasedFeb 25, 2025
What it's about

This case involves a death row inmate seeking to overturn his conviction based on new evidence that prosecutors suppressed information about a key witness's mental health and potential recantation. The Court considered whether the state's failure to disclose this evidence violated the defendant's due process rights.

Question presented

Whether the state's failure to disclose this evidence violated the defendant's due process rights.

Case path

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma / Decision released Feb 25, 2025

Area

Decided Supreme Court case