I know that throughout the trumpster "trials" I was pretty much a PITA with the requirements of "prosecutorial conduct, or in those cases and this case "MISCONDUCT." This is something that can't be waivered from. At all. Ever. I also read the writings by Justice Sotomayor. I just ditto'd her feelings about this being a non-negotiable aspect of our justice system.
Having worked helping to build numerous cases during my tenure with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and knowing how hard we worked to ensure "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God." Was an essential key to presenting a trial.
The really sad thing is the trial was in 1997 and it's only coming to light now. It "should" have been done right then and there. Oklahoma owes this guy a huge debt I doubt they'll ever be able to repay. They gave him a "new trial." I don't think that's enough, AND I'm not sure about just dropping everything either. That is up to Oklahoma. So to Mr Glossip, good luck with your future.
Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction because a key witness lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about him.
Glossip’s latest appeal received a major boost when the state attorney general, Republican Gentner Drummond, agreed that the conviction was unsound and asked the court to rule in his favor.
The decision, a rare victory for a death row inmate at the conservative court, means prosecutors now have to decide whether to put Glossip on trial again. The court was divided 5-3 on throwing out Glossip's conviction, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch not participating.
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, said the prosecution "violated its constitutional obligation to correct false testimony." As a result, "Glossip is entitled to a new trial," she wrote.
Glossip, 62, was convicted of arranging the murder in 1997 of Barry Van Treese, his boss at the Oklahoma City motel where they worked.
He has been on death row since 1998 and has faced imminent execution on several occasions.
*prosecutorial miscondunct
Prosecutorial misconduct refers to unethical or illegal behavior by prosecutors during criminal cases. Examples include:
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Withholding exculpatory evidence from the defense.
Making false statements.
Presenting inadmissible evidence to the jury.
Improper comments during closing arguments.
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