Man whose case helped end death penalty in Illinois dies
July 7, 2021
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, file photo, former death row inmate Anthony Porter sits in a courtroom at the State of Illinois Building during the clemency hearing for death row inmate Floyd Richardson. Porter, whose exoneration became an incentive to end the death penalty in Illinois, has died. On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, Porter s attorney Jim Montgomery said that Porter died during the week at age 66.Stephen J. Carrera/AP
CHICAGO (AP) A former Illinois death row inmate whose exoneration became an incentive to end the death penalty in the state has died, his attorney announced Wednesday.
Anthony Porter, Whose Case Fueled Illinois Abolition of Death Penalty, Dies at 66
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