Justices Order New Trial in Rare Win for Death Row Inmate (3)

The US Supreme Court granted Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial in finding that misconduct by prosecutors violated his constitutional rights.

In a rare victory for a death row prisoner that saw two of the court’s conservatives join with its three liberals, the justices agreed with the state’s confession of error over prosecutorial lapses in the murder-for-hire case.

They threw out the conviction and said Glossip was entitled to a new trial. The state’s highest criminal court had rejected the confession and his request for a new trial.

In a twist, Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general had said ...