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Glossip v Oklahoma

No. 22-7466 (U.S. 2024)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Summary

SCOTUS upheld conviction despite state AG conceding error, addressing actual innocence claims, Eighth Amendment, and flawed forensic testimony in capital case.

Key Principle

actual innocence; Eighth Amendment; state AG conceded error but Court upheld conviction; flawed forensic testimony

Area of Law

criminal

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