Overview
- An Oklahoma County judge denied Glossip’s lawyers a new preliminary hearing and ordered the case to move directly to a retrial set to begin Sept. 28, 2026.
- The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Glossip’s conviction in 2025, ruling that prosecutors violated his right to a fair trial by allowing a key witness to give testimony the state knew was false.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the state will retry Glossip on a first-degree murder charge but will not seek the death penalty in the new trial.
- Glossip was released on $500,000 bond in May and remains under strict conditions that include GPS monitoring, a residential curfew, travel limits, and bans on contacting potential witnesses.
- Both sides face practical evidence limits because many original witnesses are dead or have fading memories, a factor that could restrict use of prior testimony and shape what the retrial can prove.