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More on the Kevin Keith Case in Ohio

By Steve Hall

Brian Evans has posted, "Kevin Keith and the Witness Who Wasn't There," at Huffington Post.  Evans is with Amnesty International USA's Death Penalty Abolition Campaign. A man faces execution despite a strong claim of innocence. With a conviction based on deeply flawed witness testimony, and emerging evidence pointing to an alternative suspect, doubts about his guilt continue to grow. Yet Kevin Keith is scheduled to be put to death by the state of Ohio on September 15. He has a clemency hearing on August 11, and he is still hoping for a court to grant him a new trial, but time is slipping away. It is important to ACT NOW! Amnesty International opposes all executions, but even death penalty supporters should be concerned when serious claims of innocence have not been heard, and serious doubts about guilt have not been resolved...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 07, 2010 (boomark / email).