USA (Texas): Death penalty / Legal concern, Larry Ray Swearingen (m)

Index Number: AMR 51/008/2009
Date Published: 21 January 2009
Categories: USA

Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 27 January. He was sentenced to death in 2000 for the murder of Melissa Trotter in 1998. He maintains his innocence of the murder. Several forensic experts have provided statements and testimony supportive of his claim.