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By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

now available: Leading off this edition is Herman Lindsey v. State.  In Lindsey the Florida Supreme Court ruled 7-0 insufficient evidence existed to find Herman Lindsey killed the victim. The State’s case was based completely on circumstantial evidence. Lindsey was arrested in 2006, almost 12 years after the killing at bar. DPIC’s Innocence List will allegedly reach 135 exonerees with additions of Ronald Kitchen from Illinois and Herman Lindsey from Florida.  Exonerated last week, these two men bring  2009’s total of people freed from death row to 5, with Kitchen being the 20th exoneree from Illinois and Lindsey the 23rd from Florida since 1973. Prospectively,  Kevin Keith (Ohio), Robert Springsteen (Texas), and Charles Raby (Texas) all appear likely candidates to join the list by the end of the year...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 13, 2009 (boomark / email).