What Victims Want
Did a prosecutor lie about whether the family of a murder victim wanted the death penalty?
A decade ago, Paul Storey was found guilty of murdering 28-year-old Jonas Cherry during the robbery of a putt-putt golf course in Fort Worth, Texas. “It should go without saying,” a prosecutor told the jury, “that all of Jonas’s family and everyone who loved him believe the death penalty is appropriate.” And that’s what Storey received.
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