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Letter to Governor Riley - DNA testing

July 14, 2008 The Honorable Governor Bob RileyState Capitol N 10411 S. Union St. # 600Montgomery, AL 36130-2751 Dear Governor Riley, I do not know whether Thomas Arthur is guilty or innocent of the crime of which he was convicted and sent to death row. I do know that since 1989, 218 persons convicted of crimes they did notcommit have been exonerated by DNA testing (according tothe non-profit Innocence Project). Of these 218 persons, 16had been sitting on Death Row in their states. Given thishistory it is at least possible that Mr. Arthur is innocent as heclaims. You have recently said, ?Too often, especially when it takes20, 25 years for one of these sentences to be carried out, toask for the DNA only in the last hour, when it could have some ramifications, I don?t think that?s fair to the system (or) the family...continue to full post

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