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Dear Thank you for writing to Alabama Gov. Bob Riley expressing your views aboutthe case of Tommy Arthur. Your voice makes a difference and we?re writingtoday to share some important news in the case. On Wednesday, the Alabama Supreme Court blocked Arthur?s execution, which had been scheduled for Thursday, until the court can consider criticalnew evidence in the case. Just this week, another Alabama inmate cameforward and admitted that he alone committed the murder for which Arthursits today on death row. DNA testing could prove whether the inmate istelling the truth, and the Innocence Project ? with your help ?has urged Gov. Riley to order DNA testing in the case before Alabamacarries out a sentence it can never reverse...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on August 01, 2008 (boomark / email).