DNA Could Exonerate Man on Death Row

The Advocate reports that defense attorney William Sothern claims that there is irrefutable DNA evidence that his client, Ryan Matthews, has spent six years on death row as an innocent man. Matthews was convicted of murdering convenience store owner Tommy Vanhoose in April 1997. The Times-Picayune provides a more detailed account of the story here.

Posted by AJR at April 22, 2003 07:05 AM