1 p.m. Update: The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has granted Richard Glossip a two-week stay of execution.
Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Richard Glossip at 3 p.m. Central time today, despite new evidence that suggests he may be innocent.
Glossip was convicted in the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, based on testimony from Justin Sneed, who claimed Glossip hired him for the murder. Sneed was a convicted murder who struck a plea bargain to avoid execution himself.
Some argue that Sneed’s testimony was false, and Glossip’s lawyer says he has new evidence that supports Glossip’s innocence.
There are also questions about the lethal injection drug midazolam that will be used to kill Richard Glossip. Glossip was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Oklahoma’s use of the drug. The Supreme Court affirmed 5-4 Oklahoma’s right to used this drug in a lethal injection mixture.
Legal analyst Andrew Cohen of The Marshall Project, discusses the Richard Glossip case with Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti.
Guest
- Andrew Cohen, legal expert and commentary editor at The Marshall Project, an online journalism organization focusing on criminal justice issues. He tweets at @JustADCohen.
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