Lawyer defends his ’94 defense of man convicted in 3 slayings
By Kenneth Heard (Contact)
Jason Baldwin leaves the Craighead County Courthouse on Wednesday. Baldwin, now 31, was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of 8-year-olds Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers. Paul Ford, a lawyer for Baldwin, convicted of killing three West Memphis boys 15 years ago testified Wednesday that he knew of people who could have provided proof of his client's innocence but he did not call them as witnesses.
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JONESBORO — A man convicted in the 1993 slayings of three West Memphis boys knew of witnesses who could provide an alibi, his former attorney said Wednesday.
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This article was published Thursday, September 25, 2008.
Arkansas, Pages 9, 13 on 09/25/2008