Oklahoma inmate who was nearly executed 3 times granted bond while awaiting trial
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- An Oklahoma judge has granted former death row inmate Richard Glossip bond set at $500,000, allowing him to be released from custody while awaiting retrial for a 1997 murder case.
- Glossip, 63, was previously sentenced to death three times but had his conviction overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last year due to prosecutorial misconduct involving false witness testimony.
- Conditions of his release include electronic monitoring, travel restrictions within Oklahoma, no contact with witnesses, and abstaining from drugs and alcohol.
- Glossip’s attorney expressed hope that supporters will help raise the required bail amount, while the state plans to retry him without seeking the death penalty.
- The case has drawn significant public attention and support from high-profile figures like Kim Kardashian and Susan Sarandon, highlighting concerns over wrongful convictions and death penalty practices.