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Go Vols

(5,902 posts) Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:29 AM Apr 2012

Even after 35 years, advocates for Fla. death row inmate still trying to prove his innocence

“When I left on July 16, 1976, and came to death row, my lawyers told me not to bother to unpack, they’d have me out in six months,” Zeigler said in an interview at the prison recently. “It’s been a long six months.”

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Even after 35 years, advocates for Fla. death row inmate still trying to prove his innocence (Original Post) Go Vols Apr 2012 OP

I hope the fact that he's white and was well-off... Hippo_Tron Apr 2012 #1

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1. I hope the fact that he's white and was well-off...

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Wed Apr 25, 2012, 12:47 AM

Apr 2012

Raises some eyebrows among the pro death penalty crowd. Yes the odds are far more slim, but just because you aren't poor and black, doesn't mean you can't be wrongfully executed as well. It CAN happen to anyone.

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