Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony
South Carolina executed a man on death row on Friday, days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward to say he lied at trial and the state was putting to death an innocent man.
Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, was killed by lethal injection, pronounced dead at 6.55pm, according to the Associated Press, which was one of several media witnesses to the execution.
His lawyers had filed emergency motions for a delay this week, citing new testimony suggesting he was wrongfully convicted. But the state supreme court rejected the pleas and Henry McMaster, the Republican governor, announced just before the execution that he would not be granting clemency.
Well, his act of testifying falsely may have led to the death of an innocent man.
He later recanted, which did not save the accused.
In sentencing, admission of guilt is usually taken into account as evidence of remorse, but it doesn’t excuse the crime.
Or his initial testimony was truthful, and he just didn’t want to see the guy executed.
Then why would he admit to perjury? Recanting testimony is admission of lying under oath. I don’t see a way out of this for him. I did add an asterisk to it.