Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 15, 2001

The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction...

The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a man on death row for 16 years and ordered a new trial "without delay

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The Florida Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a man on death row for 16 years and ordered a new trial "without delay." Jerry Rogers, 51, was condemned for the fatal shooting 19 years ago of David Smith, an assistant manager at a grocery store. In Thursday's ruling, the Supreme Court agreed that the state withheld important evidence about another suspect, information which would have been helpful to Rogers' defense.
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  • (Sources: Associated Press, 15/02/2001)