Still very little in the way of facts in this case. Does appear that Ford was in possession of items stolen in the robbery and his claim was that “a friend gave it to me” and that others were involved and at least one person testified against him. Appears that this woman may have changed her story. Is she lying now or then? Also the author makes sure that we know that he was convicted by an all White jury. We all know Whitey can’t be trusted to examine the evidence and render an impartial verdict.
Could be, but it sounds like they have an “informant” that convinced them he was innocent of any murder. I doubt they would let him off death row after all this time unless they were forced to do so with the informant’s evidence or testimony.
The withholding evidence during trial should be a pretty big deal, especially in a death penalty case.