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Using a snitch to get a wrongful conviction in Florida - The innocence case of Wayne Tompkins

Kathy Stevens? deposition occurred on June 12, 1985.Kenneth Turco?s deposition occurred on July 15, 1985. At thattime, he said that in late June, 1985, he first talked to WayneTompkins about his case, and that about a week and a half beforethe deposition, Mr. Tompkins confessed to him (Turco depo. at 8). Thereafter, the prosecutor located a jail house informant,Kenneth Turco, who claimed that Mr. Tompkins had confessed to themurder.10 Mr. Turco?s testimony so matched Kathy Stevens? storythat defense counsel argued that the informant had obtainedaccess to Ms. Stevens? deposition or statement and used it to 11Kenneth Turco was serving a 30-year prison sentence forburglary and grand theft (R. 301-02). Turco also had beenpreviously convicted of grand theft, forgery, and burglary (R...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).