The Supreme Court on Feb. 25 threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for a quarter century. At issue in the case was whether Glossip received a fair trial,

Richard Glossip’s Supreme Court case became a focal point in the national debate over the death penalty, which critics say is unjust or unfairly applied.

Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general agreed with the death row prisoner that he should get a new trial. Oklahoma’s state criminal court disagreed.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-3 decision to overturn Richard Glossip’s conviction and death sentence highlights concerns over a fair trial, with death penalty opponents praising the ruling as a potential precedent for future cases.