PHOENIX (CN) — An Arizona man seeking to clear his name of a decades-old murder conviction asked a state appeals court Thursday to allow him access to records he says could uncover a conspiracy against him.
Louis Taylor — who spent 42 years in a state prison on murder charges stemming from the 1970 Pioneer Hotel Fire in Tucson, Arizona — says Pima County Attorney Laura Conover planned to exonerate him in light of new evidence but reversed course after she was threatened with disbarment by other attorneys.
Taylor requested records from an August 2022 executive session of the Pima County Supervisors that he believed would prove the conspiracy, but that request was denied in state court…