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Gary Cone, Gaile Owens, EJ Harbison

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Gary ConeThe US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Cone v. Bell. Gary Cone, the defendant, is currently on Tennessee's death row for the 1980 murder of an elderly Memphis couple. There is no doubt of Cone's guilt. However, Cone's defense has uncovered serious allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, including the withholding of critical evidence for Cone's defense."You're saying that the lawyer, the trained lawyer for the government, who knew this information and knew the defense -- just what? Just overlooked it by accident? Just what?" Breyer demanded. The evidence in question was whether or not Cone was a drug user. Cone's initial defense and mitigation in the sentencing phase was predicated on his drug abuse. The prosecution argued that he was not a drug user despite holding evidence, including statements from law enforcement and the FBI that validated his drug abuse...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on December 10, 2008 (boomark / email).