

'There is nothing more harrowing than the thought of executing a man who the state now admits has never received a fair trial.' 'We are very grateful to the US Supreme Court for doing the right thing in stopping Richard Glossip’s unlawful execution,' Glossip's attorney told in a statement. Glossip, 60, had been scheduled to be put to death on May 18 for his role in the 1997 murder-for-hire of motel owner Barry Van Treese, his former boss, but Friday's ruling puts the execution on pause while the high court reviews the case. The US Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip, after the state's attorney general agreed his life should be spared and Kim Kardashian spoke out to oppose the execution.
