Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing
Prosecutors dropped the murder charge as Glossip accepted responsibility for a lesser offense, and his sentencing could bring up to 45 years.
- On Thursday, Richard Glossip pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact, avoiding a third murder trial for the 1997 death of Barry Van Treese. Oklahoma County Court Judge Natalie Mai accepted the plea, ending the decades-long legal saga.
- Glossip spent nearly 30 years on death row for the 1997 murder of his boss at the Best Budget Inn. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction last year, citing false testimony and prosecutorial misconduct.
- Concerns about star witness Justin Sneed's reliability led Attorney General Gentner Drummond to support the deal. Glossip was released on bond in May with assistance from celebrity Kim Kardashian, remaining free until sentencing.
- Prosecutors and the Van Treese family hope Judge Mai will impose the maximum 45-year sentence. Defense attorney Don Knight argues Glossip would have been released years ago if he had pleaded guilty in 1997.
- Sentencing hearings are scheduled for December 17 and 18, where the court will determine if additional prison time is warranted. Glossip remains free on bond until the final hearing date.
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate whose murder conviction was dismissed by Supreme Court pleads guilty to lesser charge
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing – WTOP News
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 killing, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday. Glossip had been sentenced to death over the killing in Oklahoma City of his former boss, motel owner Barry...
Former Oklahoma death row inmates strikes plea deal that could result no additional prison time • Oklahoma Voice
OKLAHOMA CITY – Former high-profile death row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday pleaded guilty to accessory to murder, a move which could result in his freedom. In exchange for the blind plea in which there is no agreement on sentencing, the state dropped a first-degree murder charge. Prosecutors had decided not to seek the death […]
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, according to his attorney.
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to lesser charge in 1997 murder
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who spent nearly 30 years incarcerated and was on the brink of execution three times for a 1997 murder, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, his attorney said Thursday.
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Ex-Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge in 1997 killing
Former Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip pleads guilty to a lesser charge after nearly 30 years in prison.
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