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Controversy Over Scheduled Florida Execution

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As Florida prepares to execute Wayne Tompkins in just over an hour, shortly after 6:00 pm (ET), the Innocence Project of Florida has called on the governor's office to stay the execution.  IPF's news release is here.The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF), in a letter signed by their Executive Director Seth Miller, today urged Florida Governor Charlie Crist to stay the execution of Wayne Tompkins, who is scheduled to be killed on Wednesday by lethal injection. Serious doubts persist about the identity of the victim, and IPF believes a new round of DNA testing is likely to answer these important questions.?We still harbor grave concerns about the legitimacy of Mr. Tompkins? guilty verdict,? said Miller in his letter. ?We feel strongly that more time is necessary to look into this case...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 11, 2009 (boomark / email).