Death Row

Another Alabama Death Row Inmate Is Freed
Another Alabama Death Row Inmate Is Freed
Well another Alabama Death Row inmate will be free within hours if he’s not already free. William Ziegler, 39 had been awaiting his execution since he was convicted in 2001 for the slaying of Russell Allen Baker in Mobile County. With his regular appeals exhausted, he won a rarely successful post-appeal challenge made directly to the trial judge...
After 30 Years On Death Row – Anthony Ray Hinton Is Freed On Good Friday
After 30 Years On Death Row – Anthony Ray Hinton Is Freed On Good Friday
Good Friday has a real meaning for Anthony Ray Hinton.  Anthony spent almost thirty years on death row, on this Good Friday Anthony walked out of prison a free man. After new testing couldn’t match crime scene bullets to a gun found in Hinton’s house prosecutors told a judge they won’t retry Anthony Ray Hinton for the slaying of two fast food managers...