Entries tagged with “Tommy Arthur”
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May 24, 2017
Alabama Prisoner Facing Eighth Execution Date Claims Innocence, Challenges Execution Procedures
Tommy Arthur (pictured), an Alabama death-row prisoner whose 35-year journey through the court system has frustrated both proponents and opponents of the death penalty, is scheduled to be executed on May 25, 2017, the eighth time Alabama has set an execution date in his case. Arthur — whose conviction and death sentence has twice been overturned by the courts and was sentenced to death by his trial judge based upon a non-unanimous jury sentencing recommendation — has steadfastly maintained his…