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Death row inmate claiming innocence will get new trial thanks to prosecutorial misconduct

This has been quite a month for death penalty cases in Texas, or at least for screwing them up.In September, Texans witnessed a death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence proving he didn't commit the crime, and another case where the DA and judge appear to have carried on a romantic relationship during the defendant's trial then covered it up. Now we discover another instance where a death row inmate was convicted after prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence discrediting the sole witnesses against him, revelations which most likely will earn him a new trial.That's an impressive hat trick of official incompetence and corruption cropping up in a single month, don't you think?In this latest example, Michael Toney was convicted in 1999 of placing a bomb on the steps of a trailer home that killed three people in 1985...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 03, 2008 (boomark / email).