07-08-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com

Condemned Tennessee inmate pushes for DNA tests in his case

A Tennessee inmate scheduled to be executed in December continued to push Friday for DNA testing of the evidence in his case, arguing that would exonerate him.Pervis Payne, 53, has always maintained his innocence in the 1987 stabbing deaths of Charisse Christopher and her 2-year-old daughter, Lacie Jo.At the time of Payne's trial, DNA testing of evidence was unavailable, and no testing has ever been done in his case.
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