Tony Apanovitch and his supporters are adamant: He’s innocent and there’s DNA evidence to prove it. That evidence is in addition to doubts about Apanovitch’s conviction raised by a state Supreme Court Justice before the existence of the DNA came to light.
Tony Apanovitch is on death row in Ohio but he and his supporters are adamant: He's innocent and there's DNA evidence to prove it. He was even freed by a court in 2015 before being put back on death row in 2018 on a technicality. He's now asking for a clemency hearing.
Amherst professor Austin Sarat comments on the case of Anthony Apanovitch a man on Ohio’s death row who was exonerated yet whom the state still plans to execute. Professor Sarat describes Apanovitch’s unique situation and calls upon the Ohio Parole Board to recommend to Ohio’s governor that Apanovitch be pardoned and set free.