Richard Glossip, whose name has become synonymous with Oklahoma’s death penalty debates, is once again before a judge after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction earlier this year.

Monday's hearing could determine whether Glossip will be retried, released or face new legal options.

A Conviction Overturned

Glossip was originally convicted in the 1997 murder-for-hire killing of motel owner Barry Van Treese. The prosecution argued Glossip masterminded the attack, which was carried out by Justin Sneed, a maintenance worker who received a life sentence in exchange for his testimony.

But in February, the nation’s highest court ruled that Glossip’s conviction could not stand because prosecutors had withheld key evidence. Among the suppressed materials were psychiatric records from

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