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Defense attorneys were ineffective. >> we were rendered ineffective. we were rendered incompetent because of the lack of funds, the lack of time and the lack of resources, absolutely. >> things did go wrong in the trial that should not have. an ambulance driver suggested an explosive motive for wayne williams. this from cnns report at the time. >> bobby tolin said williams asked him once had he ever considered how many blacks could be eliminated by killing one nigger child. >> but unknown to eit...

>> bobby tolin said williams asked him once had he ever considered how many blacks could be eliminated by killing one nigger child. >> but unknown to either side tolin was not his real name. in fact, he had a criminal record. he testified under a false name, had an extensive arrest record under his real name. >> im not sure that we knew all of that at the time or it was disclosed to us. away from where he was found ks today. >> then the murder of larry rogers, a retarded youth. this witness test...

Tolin was not his real name. in fact, he had a criminal record. was bullied into making its u-turn. >> i think the pressure came from as high as the white house. and well leave it at that. >> not so, said george smith, now retired from the court but still practicing law in his 90s. >> i cant imagine that would have happened in a case like this. i cant imagine having any case but certainly this case. it didnt reach to the white house. >> smith did write a dissenting opinion. he said the fiber evi...

Ten other murders. >> i said only similarity in the crimes in this case is the fact that all of them were dead. >> smith was denounced on the floor of the georgia legislature. >> i was an n-lover. you know what "n" stands for. >> mary welcome agreed. when justice smith wrote the defense attorneys were ineffective. >> we were rendered ineffective. we were rendered incompetent because of the lack of funds, the lack of time and the lack of resources, absolutely. >> things did go wrong in the trial ...

Williams. this from cnns report at the time. >> bobby tolin said williams asked him once had he ever considered how many blacks could be eliminated by killing one nigger child. >> but unknown to either side tolin was not his real name. in fact, he had a criminal record. he testified under a false name, had an extensive arrest record under his real name. >> im not sure that we knew all of that at the time or it was disclosed to us. >> rogers home is eight blocks away from where he was found today...