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Dick Durbin: “Key witness testimony has been discredited forever.”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Calls For An End To The Federal Death Penalty

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

Tomorrow, the state of Tennessee is planning to end the life of Tony Carruthers, a man with severe mental health conditions who was forced to represent himself in a murder trial 30 years ago. Forensic evidence never connected him to the crime. Key witness testimony has been discredited forever. Fingerprints and DNA found at the crime scene were never fully investigated, even though they could exonerate Mr. Carruthers. Despite all of this, his execution is scheduled to continue tomorrow as planned. (00:22–00:26)

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Asserts that key witness testimony against Tony Carruthers has been discredited.

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