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Nighltline Covers the Todd Willingham Case

By Steve Hall

You can view the ABC News Nightline segment, "Wrongly Executed?"  Nightline also has a slideshow, "A Life Cut Short," with still photos of Todd Willingham.ABC News also invites your comments on the case at the Nightline Blog post, "Closing Arguments: Yea or Nay on the Death Penalty."Tonight, we reported on new evidence in the Texas death penalty case of Cameron Todd Willingham that suggests an innocent man may have been wrongly put to death. But despite the possibility of errors, 64 percent of Americans still favor the death penalty. Supporters say improved DNA technology has only made convictions more rock solid. So tonight, we ask you: Where do you stand on capital punishment? And did our story on the case of Cameron Todd Willingham affect your opinion?Tell us what you think...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 18, 2009 (boomark / email).