by TChris

Darnell Williams is scheduled to die on July 9. There are so many doubts about his guilt that even his prosecutor doesn't believe he should be executed. Many of his jurors now agree that his life should be spared.

Williams' initial accuser later named someone else as the killer, and another man at the murder scene later recanted his testimony about Williams. New DNA tests revealed the presence of blood that didn't belong to either murder victim or to Williams.

Williams pleaded his case Monday before the Indiana Parole Board, which was told he met only twice with his defense attorney before the trial, which calls into question the quality of his representation.

An editorial in the Northwest Indiana Times says it well: "Putting Williams to death without erasing all doubts would be an injustice that cannot be corrected."