CLEVELAND (AP) — A former Ohio attorney general says a man serving a life prison sentence may have been
wrongly convicted.
Former
Attorney General James Petro asked a federal judge in Cleveland Monday
to grant Alfred Cleveland’s petition for release or for a new trial in
the 1991 slaying of a prostitute.
Petro, who was attorney general
from 2003 to 2007, said in a court filing that he was concerned
Cleveland was convicted and sentenced to life in prison almost
exclusively on the testimony of an admitted drug addict who was paid
$6,000 to cooperate with authorities.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/R01xX8 ) reports that the man has since
admitted that he lied about seeing Cleveland and three other men commit the 1991 murder.
The judge did not say when he will rule.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
CLEVELAND (AP) — A former Ohio attorney general says a man serving a life prison sentence may have been
wrongly convicted.
Former
Attorney General James Petro asked a federal judge in Cleveland Monday
to grant Alfred Cleveland’s petition for release or for a new trial in
the 1991 slaying of a prostitute.
Petro, who was attorney general
from 2003 to 2007, said in a court filing that he was concerned
Cleveland was convicted and sentenced to life in prison almost
exclusively on the testimony of an admitted drug addict who was paid
$6,000 to cooperate with authorities.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/R01xX8 ) reports that the man has since
admitted that he lied about seeing Cleveland and three other men commit the 1991 murder.
The judge did not say when he will rule.
___
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.