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Randal Padgett v. State of Alabama, CC-91-38, 1992, 245; Moore, “Judge Jetton”; Reed and Watson, “DNA.” 152. All references to Richard Ja=e’s closing remarks are taken from the transcript for State of Alabama v. Larry Randal Padgett, CC96-191, 30 September 1997. 153. Cathy Padgett’s weight and height are from the trial record for Larry Randal Padgett v. State of Alabama, CC-91-38, 1992, exhibit 106. 154. Brenda Padgett interviews. 155. Ibid. 156. Ja=e interview; Derek Drennan, e-mail correspondence, 3 August 2006. 157. Ja=e interview. 158. Ibid. 159. Brenda Padgett interviews; Ja=e interview. 160. The account of Judge Jetton’s decision to ask the jury for further deliberation is from the interview with Ja=e. 161. Ja=e interview; Padgett interviews. 162. Ja=e interview. 163. Information in the remainder of this section came from interviews with Randal and Brenda Padgett. 164. Ja=e, interview with author, 22 December 2005. 165. Moore, “Judge Jetton.” 166. Taylor Bright, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent?” Birmingham Post-Herald, December 2005. 167. Ja=e interview. 168. Unless otherwise noted, the information in the remainder of this section was compiled from interviews with Randal and Brenda Padgett. 169. The source for the information contained in this paragraph is the Marshall County court recorder, Sherry Wilburn. The author spoke with her by telephone on 12 and 20 December 2005. 170. Brenda Padgett, e-mail correspondence, 13 November 2005; Adele Bernhard, “When Justice Fails: Indemnification for Unjust Convictions,” table summarizing state statues on indemnification for unjust convictions, http://www.innocence project.org/docs/Bernhard_Compensation_Chart.pdf, 6 University of Chicago Law School, Roundtable 73, September 9, 2004, retrieved 23 February 2006. 171. Sanford, “Christmas at Home.” 172. Brenda Padgett, “The Innocent Are Sentenced to Die,” letter to the editor, The Birmingham News, 12 November 2005. 173. Crowder, “Brush with Stars.”
Conclusion (pages 235–240) 1. Hugo A. Bedeau and Michael L. Radelet, “Miscarriages of Justice in Potentially Capital Cases,” Stanford Law Review, 1987. 2. “Executed But Possibly Innocent,” Death Penalty Information Center