the state Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a man who has been on death row for 20 years.

the state Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a man who has been on death row for 20 years.
In an opinion handed down Monday, justices said prosecutors never told Ernest Riddle's lawyers about a second interview his brother, who also was charged in the crime, gave to authorities.
Riddle, who was 19 when he was arrested, was convicted in 1986 on charges of murder, burglary and armed robbery. The court wrote that conviction was based largely on the testimony and confession of his then 17-year-old brother Jason, who is mildly mentally retarded, 2 weeks after they were taken into custody.
Jason Riddle told police he and his brother entered Abby Sue Mullinax's home through a window in August 1985, stealing money from her purse before Ernest Riddle cut her throat, the justices wrote.
Jason Riddle, who is serving a life sentence, later gave a second interview to authorities, which was never passed on to his brother's attorneys.