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Study needed for Missouri death penalty

Study needed for Missouri death penalty By JOE AMRINESpecial to The Star A particularly important anniversary took place at the end of July: the day the state of Missouri admitted it nearly put an innocent man to death for a crime he did not commit.I remember it vividly because I was there: I was the man who might have lost his life to our death penalty system.For 17 years, I sat on Missouri?s death row, hoping and praying the truth would eventually set me free.The only ?evidence? used to convict me was the testimony of three men. Even after all three admitted they had lied, it took years for me to be released.After what felt like several lifetimes, Missouri set me free in July 2003.Five years after my exoneration, I wonder if Missouri can promise that another innocent person won?t face that lethal needle...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on August 16, 2008 (boomark / email).