BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A United Nations report says Alabama's
death penalty system is so flawed that the state may have executed
an innocent person, but the state's top prosecutor dismisses the
criticism.
A report by special investigator Philip Alston at the U.N.'s
Human Rights Council describes flaws in Alabama's system, alleging
that judges convert life sentences to death sentences for purely
political reasons and condemned inmates have inadequate legal
representation.
Alabama Attorney General Troy King accuses the U.N. of pushing
an ideological agenda. King says he doesn't believe judges impose
the death penalty for political reasons.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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UN Report Critical Of Alabama Death Penalty
A United Nations report says Alabama's death penalty system is so flawed that the state may have executed an innocent person.
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