Now, after nearly a half-century behind bars, Brown is petitioning Virginia’s Supreme Court, saying DNA collected from newly recovered evidence indicates that he could not have committed the murder. The attorneys argued that the DNA must have come from an unidentified third man who was the actual attacker. Brown was on Virginia’s death row when the Supreme Court struck down the state’s death penalty in 1972. Then, the Supreme Court will decide whether to hold oral arguments before rendering a decision. After 46 years, Brown will have to wait a bit longer for his claim of innocence to be decided once again.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 00:22 UTC