Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma

This Source Verification Page documents an amicus curiae brief filed before the Supreme Court of the United States in Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma. The brief was submitted by a coalition of current and former state and federal prosecutors and supports post-conviction relief for Richard Glossip. Statement of Facts D cites this filing to document Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams' participation in the amicus brief and his association with prosecutors advocating relief in a case involving allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, withheld evidence, and evidentiary irregularities. The filing is included to document public positions taken by prosecutors regarding ethical obligations, wrongful convictions, and the integrity of criminal convictions.

Related SMAR Citation

[Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma,
On Writ of Certiorari to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals;
Brief of Current and Former State and Federal Prosecutors
as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner Richard Glossip, 4/30/24]

Case Name

Richard Eugene Glossip v. State of Oklahoma

Document

Brief of Current and Former State and Federal Prosecutors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner Richard Glossip

Date

April 30, 2024

Verification Source

Brief of Current and Former State and Federal Prosecutors as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner Richard Glossip

Source Location

Supreme Court of the United States

Highlighted Pages

Title, 1, 14, Appendix Page 4a

Referenced in the Supplemental Motion

Page 35, Paragraph 64

Source Status

✔ Original amicus curiae brief obtained, reviewed, and verified.

✔ Relevant passages highlighted.

✔ Publicly available copy located through the official United States Supreme Court docket.

✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive.

✔ Todd M. Williams is listed among the amici curiae in Appendix Page 4a.

Cited to Support

Lyle C. May alleges that on April 30, 2024, Buncombe County District Attorney Todd Williams joined a coalition of current and former state and federal prosecutors in filing an amicus curiae brief in support of Oklahoma death-row prisoner Richard Glossip before the Supreme Court of the United States. The amicus brief is cited to establish Williams' participation in the filing and his association with a group of prosecutors advocating relief in a case involving allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, withheld evidence, and evidentiary irregularities. May relies upon this filing to demonstrate that Williams publicly aligned himself with prosecutors advocating heightened scrutiny of criminal convictions where credible allegations of misconduct and evidence-disclosure failures exist. May further cites this source to support his argument that similar allegations raised in connection with his Buncombe County prosecution arising from the July 1997 murders in Asheville, North Carolina warrant careful judicial review.

Supporting Documents

Original Article

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Highlighted Research Copy

Working research copy containing the highlighted passages cited in the Supplemental Motion.

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