We Thought the Supreme Court's Death Penalty Cases Couldn't Get Worse. We Thought Wrong.
Briefly

Don Knight emphasized, 'This litigation has been going on for over a quarter of a century... He was represented at that time by an attorney that... was so bad that... when it got around to the time of the penalty phase, he didn’t even know what that penalty phase was.' This highlights the significant legal failings at trial that have plagued Richard Glossip's case from the start, impacting his chances for a fair trial.
Knight detailed the crucial finding by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals stating, 'In a unanimous 5-0 decision, without even taking argument, they found ineffective assistance of counsel and sent it back for a new trial.' This verdict underscores the serious judicial errors involved in Glossip's original trial and the apparent failure of the system to rectify these mistakes in subsequent proceedings.
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