The Brief
- Tommy Zeigler’s attorneys say new DNA and forensic evidence could have changed the outcome of his 1976 murder trial.
- Prosecutors argue the material does not prove his innocence and would not alter the verdict.
- A judge is expected to decide by early March whether Zeigler will receive a new trial or remain on death row.
ORLANDO, Fla. – An 80-year-old man who has spent nearly five decades on Florida’s death row is awaiting a judge’s decision on whether newly presented evidence warrants a new trial.
William Thomas “Tommy” Zeigler, convicted in a 1976 quadruple murder, appeared in court this week as his defense team argued that DNA results, bloodstain analysis and other forensic findings undermine key elements of the prosecution’s original case.
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