LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arkansas inmate on death row can sue the state in his effort to have new tests run on DNA evidence that could clear him.
An Arkansas inmate on death row who came within a day of being executed in 2017 received welcome news from a federal appeals court which ruled he can sue state officials in his bid to have new tests run on DNA evidence.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that state officials in Arkansas can be sued by Stacey Johnson, a prisoner currently on death row, over DNA tests.
An Arkansas inmate on death row who came within a day of being executed in 2017 received welcome news from a federal appeals court, which ruled he can sue state officials in his bid to have new tests run on DNA evidence.