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Collin County DA admits Michael Blair should not be on death row

By "Persian Cowboy"

Months after DNA evidence proved that a hair used to connect Michael Blairto Ashley Estell did not belong to either person, the Collin County DA hasfinally admitted that Michael Blair's conviction cannot stand. On deathrow, he is case number 999122, but he won't be there for long.Don't worry, though. Because this man has confessed to other brutal sexualassaults, he won't be freed. Ever. But a Texas DA, a Texas jury andseveral appeals courts almost had the blood of an innocent man (in thiscase) on their hands. He was convicted because he was a known childmolestor who showed an interest in the case. If the process moved asquickly as death penalty proponents wished it did, he'd be dead by now.John Roach released this statement today:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:JOHN R...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on May 24, 2008 (boomark / email).