Information on Ralph's Case
A short article on how the prosecutor mislead the jury at Ralph's trial, creating the impression that there was physical evidence linking Ralph to the crime. (In fact, the prosecution had lab reports in their possession that directly contradicted what they led the jury to believe. Furthermore, the prosecution illegally withheld this evidence from Ralph's defense.)
walkinthoseshoes.com/molding-a-case-to-fit-a-death-sentence/
The best brief overview of Ralph's case is the introduction to the "Claims for Relief" section of his 2004 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which sums up many of the issues of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Ralph's wrongful conviction:
Claims for Relief--Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (June 2004)
To understand how Ralph has been on death row for so long, read the "Procedural history" section of the petition, which covers the proceedings in his case from 1982-2004:
Procedural history
For full details, read the complete Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (especially the "Claims for Relief" on pages 13-145):
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (June 2004)
Amendment to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (July 2004)
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.1
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.2
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.3
Other documents
More information on the misconduct by prosecution in Ralph's case (February 2010)
On the lengths that prosecutor Roger King went to in order to wrongfully convict Ralph.
Summary of Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues related to Ralph's case (February 2010)
"How the Pennsylvania Supreme Court continues to ignore and defy Third Circuit Court decisions that are favorable to capital case prisoners on Pennsylvania's death row"
Death Warrant and Stay of Execution (July 2009)
Ralph assembled this package of information about the governor of Pennsylvania signing his death warrant and setting a date for his execution, even though a stay of execution had been pending since 2004.
The Last Round: Defense Plea (1997)
The Last Round explains how Ralph was falsely convicted of three murders in 1982, when he was just 19 years old.
walkinthoseshoes.com/molding-a-case-to-fit-a-death-sentence/
The best brief overview of Ralph's case is the introduction to the "Claims for Relief" section of his 2004 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which sums up many of the issues of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Ralph's wrongful conviction:
Claims for Relief--Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (June 2004)
To understand how Ralph has been on death row for so long, read the "Procedural history" section of the petition, which covers the proceedings in his case from 1982-2004:
Procedural history
For full details, read the complete Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (especially the "Claims for Relief" on pages 13-145):
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (June 2004)
Amendment to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (July 2004)
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.1
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.2
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus appendix vol.3
Other documents
More information on the misconduct by prosecution in Ralph's case (February 2010)
On the lengths that prosecutor Roger King went to in order to wrongfully convict Ralph.
Summary of Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues related to Ralph's case (February 2010)
"How the Pennsylvania Supreme Court continues to ignore and defy Third Circuit Court decisions that are favorable to capital case prisoners on Pennsylvania's death row"
Death Warrant and Stay of Execution (July 2009)
Ralph assembled this package of information about the governor of Pennsylvania signing his death warrant and setting a date for his execution, even though a stay of execution had been pending since 2004.
The Last Round: Defense Plea (1997)
The Last Round explains how Ralph was falsely convicted of three murders in 1982, when he was just 19 years old.