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Getting the needle & the short straw

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The fact that in addition to “getting the needle” Lonnie Johnson “got the shaft” is no small secret. On the anniversary of his execution Steve Hall looks at efforts to bring the “death by shafting” to light, here & here: Six weeks prior to his death, his defense team found police reports hidden in Mr. Johnson’s prosecuting attorney’s file at the District Attorney’s office.  The prosecuting attorney was then assistant District Attorney, Chuck Rosenthal. The police reports were investigated and submitted by the Harris County Police Investigation Department in August 1990 and tell the story of how Mr. Johnson was targeted on August 15 by two teenage boys who were ultimately killed by Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 24, 2008 (boomark / email).