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Letter to Governor Bob Riley

st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Governor Bob RileyState of Alabamavia e-mail attachment Re Thomas Arthur Dear Governor Riley: It has come to my attention that you are considering orderingDNA testingof material related to Arthur?s conviction; I urge you to order it, and if you have no authority to do so, urge a court to order theappropriate testing. The testing involved was not fully developed at the time ofArthur?s conviction. Arthur was not able to get this testing before, and no lawyerduring the time forappeal tolled. With a claim of innocence that is plausible, the DNA testingin this case woulddetermine with a degree of certainty whether Arthur is guilty or not guiltyof this murder.Alabama is more obstacles for a condemned inmate tomount a cliam ofactual innocence--- most predicated on procedural bars specifically designed to preventsuch a claim...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on July 11, 2008 (boomark / email).