CNN Death Row Stories April 7, 2014 01:37:00
First that car conviction had been used to keep john from being able to testify in his own defense in the murder case. and secondly we argued that all the evidence we had amassed had shown that john thompson was innocent of the liuzza murder. >> michael and gordon filed their appeal in february of 2002. five months later, they received the decision. >> i'll never forget it. a reporter called and said what do you think about this decision? and i asked her to read it to me. and i said skip to the end. skip to the end. >> the last line read, conviction and sentence reversed. >> i called gordon in...
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