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The United States Supreme Court has thrown out the murder conviction against Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip.
The court made the decision on Tuesday after a key witness lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about Glossip.
The court’s decision means prosecutors now have to decide whether to put Glossip on trial again.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the court, said the prosecution “violated its constitutional obligation to correct false testimony.”
As a result, she wrote: “Glossip is entitled to a new trial.”
In 1997, Glossip was convicted of arranging the murder of his boss at the Oklahoma City motel where they worked.
The 67-year-old has been on death row since 1998.
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