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January 5, 2012

Delaware Death Row Prisoner Set for Release After Conviction Overturned 
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A death row prisoner in Delaware is on the verge of being released after
two decades behind bars. Jermaine Wright, who is African American, was
sentenced to death for the 1991 slaying of liquor store clerk Phillip
Seifert. But this week, Superior Court judge John A. Parkins, Jr.
overturned the conviction, calling the case against Wright "weak to
non-existent," with no physical evidence, no murder weapon, no witnesses
able to identify Wright from a lineup, and key evidence withheld from
his defense. Wright confessed to the murder in a videotaped
interrogation, but was apparently high on heroin at the time.



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