false testimony

  • Minnesota Man Freed After 27 Years as Witness Confesses to Murder She Blamed on Him

    After nearly three decades behind bars, Bryan Hooper Sr. walked free from a Minnesota prison Thursday — exonerated of a murder he did not commit after the witness whose testimony secured his conviction confessed to being the real killer. Hooper’s release followed a decision by State District Court Judge Marta Chou, who vacated his 1998…

  • U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Richard Glossip’s Death Row Conviction Amid Allegations of False Testimony

    On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose conviction has been under intense scrutiny following revelations of false testimony by a key witness and the state’s failure to disclose critical information. The case raises significant questions about prosecutorial conduct and the reliability of witness…