The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday declassified the clemency application Wilson’s lawyers filed ahead of a closed-door clemency hearing on Wednesday. Wilson’s lawyers describe a childhood characterized by abuse, neglect and instability that led him to engage in criminal behaviour that escalated as he got older. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWWhile there was enough evidence to convict him, it doesn’t support a death sentence, Wilson’s lawyers argue. Parks causing his death,” Wilson’s lawyers wrote. During the sentencing phase of Wilson’s trial, Bright told jurors “without a shred of evidence” that Wilson shot Parks, Wilson’s lawyers wrote.

Source: thestar June 17, 2019 18:18 UTC