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capital take the unprecedented step of subpoenaing fellow members of -- and, did the select committee even have the authority to do it. >> do you think you are going to have to subpoena a sitting member of congress? >> i think that there is some questions of whether we have authority to do it. we are looking at it. if the charges are there, there will be no reluctance on our part. >> with the authorities there, there will be no reelecting from our part. at the time, benny thompson was ...

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That happened where both men had witnesses who could testify to the fact that they were on it nightclub at the other side of birmingham when the shooting happened. both men or charged and tried separately. the prosecution did not try to argue that the men committed the crime together. they cannot decide which of the men did it. so they tried two different theories of the case, in two separate trials, claiming that they had proof beyond reasonable doubt that, i dont know, both of them did it? eit...

Convicted him are agreeing with him. they also say he did not do it. or at least, he deserves another chance to defend himself. the story of how this happened shows a multi engine failure in our criminal justice system. one that we have seen too many times before. in mississippi, with curtis flowers, and sabrina smith, and so many others across the 27 states with the death penalty on the books. here is what happened in alabama in the case of divorce johnson. first, when the police arrested five ...

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Defendants attorney does not have the expertise in criminal investigation worked investigate the facts and interviewed the witnesses surrounding the alleged crime with which the defendant is charged. the defendants attorney has no former shining in criminal investigation, nor do they have the capabilities and time to interview all of the potential witnesses and conduct all of the investigation necessary and essential to provide the defendant with an adequate defense. and the quote. no experience...

Unaddressed. >> so all of this stuff that i tried to outline, things that you wrote about that show all of the things that seem to be wrong about having but convicted mr. johnson. it all became very narrow this week because the alabama court of appeals ruled against mr. johnsons claim of prosecutorial misconduct. because the money paid to a key witness in this trial. that seems to be one little piece of this whole thing. but for mr. johnson, its a complete setback. what is his best chance for ge...

Friend, and he is the man who named johnson as the one who pulled the trigger. she came forward as a potential witness only after the governors office announced a 10,000 dollar award for anyone who gave information leading to an arrest. her mother told police she had information about the murder, but she did not. at that point he was in the position of either providing information, or doing jail time for lying about it. she later reported feeling pressured to give some kind of information. befor...

His own day to day affairs. end quote. perfect guy for the job. now that all of this information about this botched case come to light, numerous people want this justice for toforest johnson. former chief justice of the alabama supreme court, he has come out against the case. he asks quote, why is toforest johnson still on alabamas death row? overtime, the states case has fallen apart, and there is no substantial evidence that mr. johnson is innocent. the district attorney in birmingham believe ...

Its about overly aggressive law enforcement, a soup pine judiciary and almost comically ineffective representation. and how all of these things remain on death row who nearly everyone now agrees is innocent. even the man who prosecuted him now doubts his guilt. its a story about the lives ruined along the way. and its about the murder of a much like deputy that because of all this, remains unsolved. all of those aspects of the story were true three years ago and given a setback to mr. johnsons c...