Tag:Virginia General Assembly

Court Opinions: US Supreme Court Overturns Oklahoma Murder Conviction, Ruling Prosecutor Violated the Due Process Clause

A divided Supreme Court found an independent investigation by law firm Reed Smith and the attorney general’s discovery that the prosecutor knowingly elicited false testimony and failed to correct it was enough to overturn the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip for directing the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese by Justin Sneed.