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Adriane Dickerson Murder Reopened

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

In a stunning turn of events, it has been discovered that the star witness in the murder of Adriane Dickerson was incarcerated during the time he claimed to have witnessed the murder. The death sentence convictions of G'Dongalay Berry and Christopher Davis for two other murders was won largely due to the jury's impression that they had also been responsible for Dickerson's death."Carter told police he was at the scene of the Megamarket the day someone fired a bullet that struck the girl in the neck. He said he was in a different car but later changed his story, telling police he was riding in the back seat with Berry, Davis and two others. He said he didn't know anyone was going to get shot.""The district attorney's office did not question Carter's credibility as a witness, Thurman said...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).