Larry Griffin Explained

Larry Griffin (September 23, 1954 – June 21, 1995) was sentenced to death for the murder of 19-year-old Quintin Moss in St. Louis, Missouri on the afternoon of June 26, 1980.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Moss was killed in a drive-by shooting while allegedly dealing drugs on a street corner.

Death

Appeals courts upheld his conviction and death sentence. Griffin was executed by lethal injection on June 21, 1995. Griffin maintained his innocence right up to his execution.[8] [9]

Re-opened investigation

After Griffin's execution, a 2005 post-execution investigation was sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.[10] [11] [12] This NAACP investigation raised doubts about the conviction (specifically as to the shooter's identity), and subsequently caused an investigation by the St. Louis City Circuit Attorney's Office. The St. Louis City investigation ended in a finding that "the right person was convicted".[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Larry Griffin. https://web.archive.org/web/20030111230256/http://www.quixote.org/ej/grip/reasonabledoubt/Larry%20Griffin.html . 2003-01-11 .
  2. News: Herbert . Bob . 2005-07-14 . Convicted, Executed, Not Guilty . The New York Times.
  3. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8556687 Did Missouri execute an innocent man?
  4. News: 2005-07-21 . Humans make mistakes . 2024-02-07 . . en-US . 0013-0613.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-27 . How overzealous prosecution and racial bias result in unjust death sentences in Missouri . 2024-02-07 . KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR . en.
  6. Web site: 2005-07-14 . Execution of an innocent? . 2024-02-07 . . en.
  7. L. Kirchmeier . Jeffrey . Winter 2006 . Dead Innocent: The Death Penalty Abolitionist Search for a Wrongful Execution . . en . 42 . 2 . 2024-02-07.
  8. Reasonable Doubts: Is the U.S. Executing Innocent People? . 2000-10-26 . Equal Justice USA.
  9. Web site: 2007-06-25 . Convicted killer executed, but was he guilty? . 2024-02-07 . NBC News . en.
  10. News: Zernike . Kate . 2005-07-19 . Executed Man May Be Cleared in New Inquiry . The New York Times.
  11. News: 2005-08-05 . Missouri death sentence case gets another look . 2007-11-20 . . en-US . The Associated Press.
  12. News: 2005-07-13 . Campaign to clear executed US man . 2024-02-07 . . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Tribune . Chicago . 2007-07-13 . Report: Executed inmate was guilty . 2024-02-07 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.

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