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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent over 20 years on Oklahoma's death row for the 1997 murder of his former boss, Barry Van Treese. Both Glossip's attorneys and Oklahoma's Attorney General Gentner Drummond argue that Glossip did not receive a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct, including the suppression of evidence regarding the credibility of the key witness against him, Justin Sneed. Sneed, who admitted to the murder, testified that Glossip paid him to do it, a claim Glossip has consistently denied. Drummond, after reviewing the case, believes that the conviction should be overturned, saying, "If Oklahomans are going to have death penalty convictions... we deserve to know with absolute certainty that the inmate was given a fair trial." The Van Treese family maintains that Glossip's conviction was correct, expressing frustration over the state's reconsideration of the case. The Court's decision is expected to be significant, potentially affecting not just Glossip but other death row cases in Oklahoma and beyond.
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