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10 KEYS FACTS
"Despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence, William Sweet remains on Florida death row since 1991, facing the constant threat of execution."
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"William Sweet is being held on purely circumstantial grounds, with no concrete evidence to support his conviction."
"Several witnesses provided descriptions of the shooter, but none of them matched William Sweet's physical appearance.
These witnesses did not coordinate their testimonies, raising doubts about the accuracy of the case against Sweet."
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"The state's key witness, a jail informant, committed perjury under oath in exchange for a reduced sentence, further highlighting the injustice of William Sweet's case."
"The prosecution knowingly allowed false testimony from a jail informant, which provided the state a fabricated motive for William Sweet's conviction.”
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"Despite all witnesses retracting their testimonies, the court refused to consider their recantations as credible, leaving William Sweet to languish on death row for a crime he didn't commit."
"New evidence proves William Sweet's innocence, but his defense attorneys failed to investigate it. Over the years critical information from external sources that could lead to the true perpetrator of the crime was ignored, resulting in the wrongful conviction of an innocent man."
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"The judge's decision to allow the presentation of false robbery testimony, despite the state's knowledge of its falsity, is a gross violation of justice. William Sweet's wrongful conviction is a tragic result of this egregious misconduct."
"The legal malpractice committed by William Sweet's attorneys is a tragedy that cannot be ignored. Attorney Andrew Thomas' failure to file a critical Giglio claim has cost an innocent man his freedom, keeping him on death row for decades."
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"The shocking incompetence of William Sweet's attorneys is nothing short of a travesty. Todd Doss' failure to meet the deadline to file a federal Habeas petition leaves an innocent man to languish on death row, facing the constant threat of execution."
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