16 years after David Phillip Wilson was sentenced to death for killing a man during a 2004 burglary in Houston County, the state turned over a letter allegedly written by an accomplice saying she was the one that beat the victim with a bat. ...
A federal judge last month ordered the Alabama attorney’s general’s office to turn over a copy of the letter, noting the jurors never got a chance to hear about it even though prosecutors possessed the letter before Wilson’s trial and believed it to be authentic.
A portion of the letter was turned over to Wilson’s new attorney last month after a lengthy legal battle that unfolded over several years as they seek to win him a new trial. Wilson was convicted of capital murder for the 2004 death of Dewey Walker, 64, during a robbery and burglary. Walker was found dead in his home, after failing to show up for work.
According to court filings, the letter, in which she discusses the possibility of an insanity plea, was sent to another detainee at the Houston County Jail and that detainee provided the letter to an attorney, who then provided the letter to prosecutor Douglas Valeska. Prosecutors are required to turn over exculpatory evidence, also known as Brady material, to criminal defendants.
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