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Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should lead the way

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley should lead the way in trying to figure out what happened to rape evidence in the capital murder case against Thomas Arthur. Thursday, August 14, 2008 THE ISSUE: Gov. Bob Riley should lead the way in trying to figure out what happened to rape evidence in the capital murder case against Thomas Arthur. Gov. Bob Riley never has been inclined to order DNA tests requested by inmates on Death Row. Their stories are never compelling enough, or the timing is wrong, or maybe the dog ate Riley's homework. There's always a reason to say no. But Riley should grant at least some requests made on behalf of Death Row inmate Thomas Arthur, whose backers still want DNA tests but also want the governor to help find out what happened to rape evidence in the case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).