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Richey requests new trial

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Kenneth Richey would be free today, not on death row, if he had taken a plea bargain and admitted to setting a fire that killed a 2-year-old girl in northwest Ohio in 1986, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Richey, a dual U.S.-British citizen whose conviction has drawn international attention, says he is innocent and is asking an appeals court Wednesday to order the state to release him or hold another trial.

'Great is the Truth and it will Prevail' Milestone in death row case today

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

NORTHERN isles MP Alistair Carmichael is among a group of campaigners opposing the death penalty who are calling on the US courts to see justice is done in the case of Scotsman Kenny Richey.

Kenny Richey faces make-or-break court hearing as he nears 20 years on Death Row

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

JACQUI GODDARD

LAWYERS head to court in Ohio today for a make-or-break hearing into the fate of Kenny Richey, the Scot who will mark his 20th anniversary on Death Row this weekend.

KENNY RICHEY CASE: CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME FRESH APPEAL AS 20-YEAR POINT LOOMS

Wednesday, 24 January 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK / ALISTAIR CARMICHAEL MP / REPRIEVE / KAREN TORLEY

Amnesty International UK, Reprieve and anti-death penalty campaigners today (24 January) welcomed a fresh opportunity for a Scottish man on death row in the USA to clear his name.

Later today the case of Kenny Richey, who has been on death row in Ohio, USA for almost 20 years, will be back in the US courts. In the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeal in Cincinnati, a panel of three judges will be reconsidering Kenny Richey's case, including the question of whether evidence that came to light after his 1986 trial should be re-examined.