Innocence Blog

With execution scheduled for next week, Alabama man again requests DNA testing

Posted: July 23, 2008 10:10 am



Tommy Arthur has spent 25 years on Alabama’s death row for a murder he has always said he didn’t commit. Again this week, his lawyers filed court papers requesting DNA testing at the defense's expense. The filing requests a stay if the testing can not be completed by Arthur's scheduled execution date of July 31. The Innocence Project has consulted with Arthur's attorneys on the case, and thousands of supporters have sent emails to Alabama Gov. Bob Riley calling on him to order DNA testing for Arthur. Send your email today.

Read more about Monday's filing by Arthur's attorneys. (The Birmingham News, 07/23/08)




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