• Forensic evi­dence has nev­er con­nect­ed Mr. Carruthers to the crime, and his con­vic­tion relied almost entire­ly on the tes­ti­mo­ny of a jail­house infor­mant, who Mr. Carruthers’ coun­sel now knows was paid for his testimony.

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