Criminal
Feb. 28, 2006
DNA Should Never Be the Final Word on Innocence or Guilt
Forum Column - By Charles Patterson and Stephen Rohde - Roger Keith Coleman was convicted in 1982 of the rape and murder of his sister-in-law. Despite his pleas of innocence, he was sentenced to death and electrocuted by the state of Virginia on May 20, 1992.
Charles E. Patterson
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
By Charles Patterson and Stephen Rohde
Roger Keith Coleman was convicted in 1982 of the rape and murder of his sister-in-law. Despite his pleas of innocence, he was sentenced to death and electrocuted by the state of Virginia on May 20, 1992.
In December 2005, outgoing Gov. Mar...
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