DNA Test Sought for Man on Death Row
Barry Scheck flew into Indianopolis today to ask a federal judge to order a DNA test on Darnell Williams, who is set for execution.
The former prosecutor on the case, now in private practice joined in the motion. Scheck is seeking clemency from the Governor, and wants to establish that Williams was not the shooter. Some of the jurors who returned the death verdict have joined in the request.
The Innocence Project, of which Scheck is co-founder, has agreed to pay the considerable cost of the testing.
If Williams was not the shooter, but instead along for the robbery that preceded the murder, the Governor might commute his death sentence to life in prison.
Update: The New York Times Thursday has this report.
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