The Alabama AG has staunchly opposed a new trial for a man who deserves a new trial, according to a chorus of respected officials. Is Steve Marshall afraid he couldn't win?

Lawyers for Toforest Johnson, an Alabama Death Row inmate whose conviction has long been questioned even by the original prosecutor, criticized the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in a court ...

(WBRC) - A group of former Alabama state and federal prosecutors, including a former Attorney General and a former U.S. Senator, filed a new brief Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to grant ...

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I trust she will give equally careful consideration to others with strong innocence claims, such as Toforest Johnson and Tommy Lane. We should all consider how close this case got to an execution.

Johnson has been on death row since 1998 when he was convicted of capital murder for the death of Jefferson County Deputy William Hardy. Hardy was shot to death while working a part-time security job ...

Former prosecutors and judges say Toforest Johnson’s murder conviction was based on shaky evidence. The case is getting a new look as district attorneys review the integrity of past prosecutions. The ...

A group of former Alabama state and federal prosecutors, including a former Attorney General and a former U.S. Senator, filed a new brief Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to grant Alabama ...

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