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September 29, 2015

OK Court Rejects Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip's Hearing Request 
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Back in the United States, an Oklahoma court has rejected a request for
a new hearing in the case of death row prisoner Richard Glossip, who is
slated to be executed Wednesday. In 1997, Glossip was working as a
manager at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City when his boss, Barry Van
Treese, was murdered. A maintenance worker, Justin Sneed, admitted he
beat Van Treese to death with a baseball bat, but claimed Glossip
offered him money and job opportunities for the killing. The case rested
almost solely on Sneed's claims. No physical evidence ever tied Glossip
to the crime. In recent months, two men who served time in jail with
Sneed have come forward saying Sneed framed Glossip to avoid the death
penalty himself. On Monday, the court ruled this evidence "merely builds
upon evidence previously presented to the court" and rejected a stay of
execution.

 

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