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New developments in Alabama case; Governor should stay execution to conduct DNA testing

Innocence BlogNew developments in Alabama case; Governor should stay execution to conduct DNA testingPosted: July 30, 2008 11:55 amTommy Arthur has been on Alabama?s death row for a quarter-century for a murder he says he didn?t commit. He is scheduled to be executed tomorrow night, and the Alabama Supreme Court rejected one of his final appeals yesterday by a 6-2 vote. But new evidence surfaced yesterday, and it makes an irrefutable case for conducting DNA testing in the case.Another Alabama inmate has confessed to killing Troy Wicker in exchange for $2,000, according to court papers filed yesterday, and DNA testing could prove whether his claim is true. Bobby Ray Gilbert says he killed Wicker in exchange for $2,000 from Wicker?s wife, with whom he was having an affair at the time...continue to full post

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