Toforest Johnson's case featured on "Earwitness" podcast
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Lava for Good’s new Earwitness podcast covers the case of Toforest Johnson, who has been on Alabama's death row since 1998 despite no...


Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
Toforest Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death in 1998 despite there being no physical evidence linking him to the crime that...


Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
DPIC: Alabama Appeals Court Rules Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying New Trial for Death-Row Prisoner Toforest Johnson May...

Former Republican Chief Justice Asserts Toforest Johnson's Innocence, Calling for A Retrial
Former Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Drayton Nabers, Jr. questions why Toforest Johnson, sentenced to death in...

Former Republican Chief Justice Asserts Toforest Johnson's Innocence, Calling for A Retrial
Alabama Daily News: Nabers: Why Is Toforest Johnson Still on Alabama’s Death Row? By: Drayton Nabers, Jr. April 20, 2022 As a former...


Toforest Johnson's Innocence Case Highlighted in NPR
Toforest Johnson's innocence case is gaining recognition after integrity review raises questions. Read more


Toforest Johnson's Innocence Case Highlighted in NPR
NPR - April 5 2021 By Debbie Elliott Toforest Johnson was 25 years old when he was sentenced to death in 1998 for the killing of a...


Former Judges and Prosecutors Join those Seeking New Trial for Toforest Johnson
A number of former judges and prosecutors — including two previous Alabama chief justices and a state attorney general — have joined...


Former Judges and Prosecutors Join those Seeking New Trial for Toforest Johnson
Ex-judges, others urge retrial for Alabama death row inmate By Kim Chandler, March 10, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A number of former...


DA Investigation Inspires New Appeal in Toforest Johnson’s Innocence Claim from Alabama’s Death Row
Lawyers for Toforest Johnson, a man on Alabama’s death row, filed a new appeal in Jefferson County Circuit Court Wednesday, arguing that...
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