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Lonnie Earl Johnson Foundation

By "Persian Cowboy"

PRESS RELEASE Lonnie Johnson was unlawfully executed on July 24, 2007 for killing two teenage boys on August 15, 1990. Six weeks prior to his death, his defense team found police reports hidden in Mr. Johnson's prosecuting attorney's file at the District Attorney's office. The prosecuting attorney was then assistant District Attorney, Chuck Rosenthal. The police reports were investigated and submitted by the Harris County Police Investigation Department in August 1990 and tell the story of how Mr. Johnson was targeted on August 15 by two teenage boys who were ultimately killed by Mr. Johnson in self-defense as Mr. Johnson had claimed from the beginning. The Criminal Court of Appeals and the 5th Circuit Court denied Mr. Johnson's Petition for Relief in July 2007 saying that these files were not hidden because the DA's office has an open file policy...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).