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24 Jul, 2008 2:15 pm
... ElEVENTH CIRCUIT JUL 23 200B No.07-15877-P THOMAS D. ARTHUR. THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK Plaintiff-Appellant, versus ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ... ), and the Alabama Supreme Court set the new execution date. In his motion,
Arthur argues that his claim regarding the constitutionality of 2 4043356662 11th Circuit Clerk's ... Fed. Appx. at 132 (citations,
modification, and quotations omitted). We observed that" Arthur was on notice that a challenge to Alabama's method-of-execution was available
under § 1983 as early ...
27 Nov, 2007 4:24 am
... date for September 27, 2007 See Death Warrant September 12, 2007, A Motion of Appellant Thomas D. Arthur Was filed For A Stay of Execution in the United States court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. See Motion for Stay ... . See Motion October 04, 2007
A Motion (Opposition to Lethal Injection) Was filed In The Supreme Court of the United States by Arthur. Petitioners Response To Brief In
Opposition. (On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari To The United States Court of appeals for the Eleventh ...
29 Nov, 2007 10:49 pm
... pending the US Supreme Court's examination of the constitutionality of lethal injections. In addition, Alabama has not granted Thomas
Arthur's request to be allowed to conduct DNA testing of evidence relating to the crime. Thomas
Arthur was sentenced to ... of cases where DNA testing should be granted... In fact, DNA testing has the potential to conclusively prove that
Mr Arthur was not the perpetrator of this crime and to identify the real killer." Alabama has rescheduled Thomas Arthur's execution ...
22 Jul, 2008 12:12 pm
... of cases where DNA testing should be granted… In fact, DNA testing has the potential to conclusively prove that Mr Arthur was not the
perpetrator of this crime and to identify the real killer." Alabama has scheduled Arthur's execution despite the ... possible: - explaining
that you are not seeking to condone the manner of Troy Wicker's death; - noting that Thomas Arthur
was convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence and the testimony of Judy Wicker, who has committed perjury and was providing ...
11 Sep, 2007 3:31 am
... crime scene were tested and did not match Arthur's. Alabama has so far resisted Arthur's request
for DNA testing on other materials ... Wicker -- the prosecutor's former client -- who was soon paroled. Judy Wicker testified that Thomas
Arthur was the killer, directly contradicting her previous testimony that an African American man ... Judy Wicker's bloodstained clothing, the
rape evidence and hair samples. Arthur has also filed a suit challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's lethal injection ...
5 Dec, 2007 11:13 pm
... Legal System's Sordid Plea Bargaining Obsession Justice:Denied Editorial December 3, 2007 [justicedenied.org] Thomas Arthur's case exposes the sordid underbelly of how the processing of a criminal case in the United States has evolved into a ... of that evidence by today's
most sophisticated forensic/DNA techniques is the fear of what the result would be - the exclusion of Arthur, and the identification of the DNA
profile of who in fact murdered Troy Wicker. The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted two ...
28 Nov, 2007 1:36 am
... Project said today that Governor Riley should immediately order DNA testing in Arthur's case - and that DNA testing could be completed well
within the 45 ... convicted in the murder. She then changed her story and testified against Arthur in order to be released from prison
earlier.) Her motive to lie is obvious, the Innocence Project ... enough time to conduct and complete DNA testing that could show whether Thomas Arthur is guilty or innocent. Governor Riley is out of excuses. There is no reason to ...
7 Jul, 2008 8:07 am
... ? A recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court determined that suspected terrorists have a right to this review, Thomas
Arthur, a United States Citizen, does not. This constitutional right was denied to him when the Supreme Court determined ... But perhaps what
is more important is that it does not allow for the facts of that night to emerge. One of the pivotal points in Arthur`s defense involves
shedding light on the inherently untrustworthy testimony of his only witness. DNA testing and its ...
19 Jul, 2008 3:31 pm
... Thomas Arthur despite the fact that there has been no DNA testing in the face of serious doubt
about his guilt. Arthur was sentenced to death for the murder of Troy Wicker in 1982, yet maintains his innocence. Thomas Arthur was first charged with ... urge you to demonstrate your respect for justice and human life by doing
everything in your power to stop the execution of Thomas Arthur, and, in order to obtain the truth,
to ensure that the requested DNA testing is allowed to take place. Thank you for ...
23 Jul, 2008 7:12 am
... ? A recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court determined that suspected terrorists have a right to this review, Thomas
Arthur, a United States Citizen, does not. This constitutional right was denied to him when the Supreme Court determined ... But perhaps what
is more important is that it does not allow for the facts of that night to emerge. One of the pivotal points in Arthur`s defense involves
shedding light on the inherently untrustworthy testimony of his only witness. DNA testing and its ...
28 Jul, 2008 5:56 am
... ? A recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court determined that suspected terrorists have a right to this review, Thomas
Arthur, a United States Citizen, does not. This constitutional right was denied to him when the Supreme Court determined ... But perhaps what
is more important is that it does not allow for the facts of that night to emerge. One of the pivotal points in Arthur`s defense involves
shedding light on the inherently untrustworthy testimony of his only witness. DNA testing and its ...
25 Dec, 2007 12:24 am
... later exonerated through DNA testing asked Riley to order DNA testing in Arthur's case immediately. "In each of our cases, juries heard
evidence they ... 2000 - 17 years after being sentenced to death in Virginia Background on what DNA testing in Thomas Arthur's case could determine The Innocence Project, which does not ... could be subjected to DNA testing. The testing could show that her testimony against
Arthur was false; hers was the only testimony linking him to the crime. For example, it's possible ...
28 Nov, 2007 1:05 am
... never been tested!!! DNA testing of the evidence evidence can conclusively prove Thomas Arthur is
innocent and was never at the crime scene, as he has proclaimed for 25 ... only REFUSES to DNA test the crime scene evidence--but it is refusing to allow Arthur to have the evidence DNA tested at HIS EXPENSE!!! Is the State of Alabama refusing because ... him. We are asking that Governor Riley allow
Thomas Arthur a new trial so that he may present ALL of the evidence that can prove his innocence.
There ...
1 Aug, 2008 12:28 pm
... him as "one of the most notorious criminals in the history of the Shoals." It's also true that Arthur had been convicted of murder and was
on work release when he was charged with killing ... Still, previous crimes and bad parenting aren't what's at issue. Arthur's character, or
lack thereof, isn't the point, at least this time. The question ... Alabama. It always must be clear and certain, especially when the death penalty is involved. Thomas Arthur has done some terrible, horrible things in his life. He ...
24 Oct, 2008 10:38 am
... testing Wednesday, October 22, 2008 THE ISSUE: Lawyers for Death Row inmate Thomas Arthur will
get to make their case early next year for DNA testing. ... claims of innocence and the other inmate's professions of guilt. At the very least, Arthur's lawyers will now get to make their best case for requiring the state ... all the pertinent evidence available for DNA testing. This is good news -
not just for Arthur, who may or may not be innocent, but for the people of Alabama, who need to know for sure ...
2 Dec, 2007 1:58 am
... et al. in opposition filed. Sep 25 2007 Supplemental brief of petitioner Thomas D. Arthur filed.
Sep 26 2007 Supplemental response filed by respondents Richard F. ... the reprieve (September 27, 2007). Oct 4 2007 Reply of petitioner Thomas
D. Arthur filed. Oct 10 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 26, 2007. ... Nov 28 2007 Application (07A451) for stay of execution of
sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas. Nov 29 2007 Response to application (07A451) from respondent Richard F. Allen, ...
7 Dec, 2007 4:23 am
... . Supreme Court late Wednesday granted a stay of execution to convicted killer Thomas D. Arthur,
just one day before he was to be executed for the 1982 murder-for-hire killing ... wasted a lot of taxpayers' dollars." The Supreme Court, in a three-sentence order, delayed
Arthur's execution until it determines whether it will hear an appeal in which he challenges ... her husband. But she later recanted and said
she paid Arthur, a work-release inmate with whom she was having an affair, to kill her spouse ...
7 Dec, 2007 4:18 am
... .net] Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a stay of execution for Alabama death row inmate Thomas Arthur, who for the second time since September came within a day of lethal injection. The 65-year-old Arthur was
facing ... via e-mail. "This stay provides a critical opportunity for the governor of Alabama to put to rest any lingering doubts about Mr. Arthur's culpability." She repeated a call for the governor to grant her request to conduct DNA testing -- "at our expense -- ...
24 Jul, 2008 7:34 am
... access to evidence for DNA testing Wednesday, July 23, 2008 [www.al.com] STAN DIEL News staff writer Thomas Arthur, scheduled to be executed next week for the 1982 murder of Muscle Shoals' Troy Wicker Jr., has asked the state ... , the execution will continue as
planned. If not, a second dose of anesthetic will be administered before the execution proceeds. Arthur has argued that the possible second
dose of anesthetic amounts to a substantive change in the execution procedure and that a stay should ...
30 Jul, 2008 9:30 am
... General Clay Crenshaw Convicted murderer serving life says he, not Thomas Arthur, killed Troy
Wicker Jr. in 1982 Convicted murderer says he killed ... appeals filed to the Jefferson County Circuit Court and to the Alabama Supreme Court, Arthur's lawyers request a stay of execution, access to evidence for DNA testing, an emergency ... any of this has any credibility," he said. "I think he was
fed information by Arthur's attorneys." Gilbert was serving a life sentence for a DeKalb County murder when he ...
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