Attorney Generals Urge Court to Give Utmost Deference to Confessions of Prosecutorial Misconduct

Attorney Generals from across the country are urging the Supreme Court to give the “utmost” deference to Oklahoma’s admission and confession of prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Glossip v. Oklahoma, Case No. 22-7477, which resulted in Richard Eugene Glossip’s death sentence. In their amicus brief, the attorney generals are asking the Court to overturn Mr. Glossip’s conviction and death sentence noting “‘confessing error is a momentous step, one that attorneys general never take lightly. . . [thus] courts should give the confession of error great weight.’” The Court has agreed to hear oral argument in Mr. Glossip’s case in their October, 2024 term.  Attorney Generals from across the country are urging the Supreme Court to give the “utmost” deference to Oklahoma’s admission and confession of prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Glossip v. Oklahoma, Case No. 22-7477, which resulted in Richard Eugene Glossip’s death sentence. In their amicus brief, the attorney generals are asking the Court to overturn Mr. Glossip’s conviction and death sentence noting “‘confessing error is a momentous step, one that attorneys general never take lightly. . . [thus] courts should give the confession of error great weight.’” The Court has agreed to hear oral argument in Mr. Glossip’s case in their October 2024 term.  For more on the amicus brief filed, visit Law 360.