Appeals court rules Arkansas death row inmate can sue state over DNA test refusal
The state is fighting Stacey Eugene Johnson's request for DNA testing.
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The state is fighting Stacey Eugene Johnson's request for DNA testing.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA evidence that could clear him.
Blame the clerk, that'll really impress the judge.
An Arkansas inmate on death row who came within a day of being executed in 2017 received welcome news from a federal appeals court, which ruled he can sue state officials in his bid to have new tests run on DNA evidence.