Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Glossip v. Oklahoma, a case challenging the constitutionality of Richard Glossip’s conviction and sentencing to death for a 1997 murder. In this episode, Paul Cassell of the University of Utah and Andrea Miller of the Oklahoma Innocence Project join Jeffrey Rosen to recap the oral arguments and debate whether or not Glossip’s conviction should stand in light of newly revealed documents that allegedly suggest prosecutorial misconduct.
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Today’s episode was produced by Lana Ulrich, Samson Mostashari, and Bill Pollock. It was engineered by Bill Pollock. Research was provided by Samson Mostashari, Cooper Smith, Gyuha Lee, Matthew Spero, and Yara Daraiseh.
Participants
Andrea Miller is the legal director for the Oklahoma Innocence Project at Oklahoma City University School of Law. Prior to joining the Innocence Project she served as the appellate division chief for the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, handling capital, general felony, and misdemeanor cases on direct appeal and post-conviction. She has also been an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law.
Paul G. Cassell is the Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah College of Law. He is a leading researcher on criminal (and also civil) justice issues and has published many widely-cited articles on topics such as crime victims’ rights, wrongful convictions, interrogation and confessions, and proactive policing. He previously served as a U.S. district court judge for the District of Utah from 2002-2007.
Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center. Rosen is also a professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. His most recent book is The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
Additional Resources:
- Glossip v. Oklahoma, Supreme Court oral argument (audio via C-SPAN; transcript)
- Brief of Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project in Support of Petitioner Richard Eugene Glossip, Glossip v. Oklahoma
- Paul G. Cassell, “Brief of Victim Family Members Derek Van Treese, Donna Van Treese, and Alana Mileto as Amici Curiae in Support of Affirming the Judgment Below,”Glossip v. Oklahoma
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