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A man who maintained his
innocence up until his death sentence may not only get a new trial, he
may also be set free.
The county attorney’s
office doesn’t seem too concerned that a double murder conviction from
1991 has been reversed. If anything, the office claims new DNA evidence
will help convict the suspect again.
David Hyde has always
said he was innocent, but the court ordered the convicted double murderer
die by lethal injection. Maricopa County Attorney, Rick Romley said if
witnesses are still available, he would like to take the case back to trial
and present evidence that will
convict the defendant
beyond a reasonable doubt.
"This is not a case where
DNA is the linchpin evidence," Romley said.
Sheriff’s spokesman,
Bill Fitzgerald, claims prosecutors are not overly concerned about a second
trial, but does admit, it takes work to track down witnesses who helped
convict Hyde of two murders.
"There could be people
who passed away or moved away, but that will be the challenge,”
he said.
Hyde was convicted for
the bludgeoning deaths of 72-year-old John Lee and his 50-year-old daughter
Ginger who both ran a convenience store.
A judge ruled today that
blood found on Hyde’s jacket didn’t belong to the victims. As it turns
out, the blood on Hyde’s coat, matches that of his brother, who was also
tried for the murders, but acquitted.
Regardless, Fitzgerald
claims the DNA results do not exonerate Hyde, but only confirms that he
and his brother were at the crime scene.
But for now, it is one
small victory for Hyde because he has now been taken off of death row.
He’ll remain in prison until his second trial takes place.
From azfamily.com at:
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/KTVKLNews20020517.981d5413.html
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Maricopa county DA Press release in PDF format:
http://www.maricopacountyattorney.org/Press/PDF/David_Hyde.PDF |
Write to David Directly to show your support:
David O. Hyde #092722
Arizona State Prison - Eyman
SMU II
PO Box 3400
Florence, Arizona
85232 USA
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