Name/DOC #

Freddie Lee Wright

Address

Holman Prison/deceased

Date of Birth

April 29, 1951

Race

Black

Date of Crime

December 1, 1977

Age Time of Crime

26

Date Sentenced

July 1979

Victims

Warren and Lois Green

Race of Victims

White

Relationship to Defendant

None

Summary of Facts Alleged by State

Robbery of Western auto store; victims tied up and shot and killed

County of Trial

Mobile

Trial Judge

William Bolling

Trial Attorney

Al Pennington, Mobile Alabama

Prosecutors

Originally Charles Graddick (did investigation); Chris Galanos tried case with Neil Hanley.

Trial By

Jury

Race of Jurors

1^st trial: mixed (11 to 1 for acquittal); 2^nd trial: all White

Convicted of

Capital murder

Confession

Alleged partial confession to Detective Cookie Estes

Accomplice Testimony

Yes: Percy Craig, Roger McQueen, and Reginald Tinsley–co-defendants

Eyewitness Testimony

Yes: Mary Johnson, of Mt. Vernon, AL saw a man entering Western Auto as she left; She identified him and the car. The man was Theodore Otis Roberts.

Forensic Testimony

No fingerprints of Wright; found fingerprints of McQueen

Jailhouse Snitch

No

Defendant Testimony

No

Principal Exculpatory Evidence

Alibi

Sentencing Authority

Jury with possibility of override by judge

Statutory Aggravating Factor

Robbery

Non-Statutory Aggravating Factor

Previous record and incarceration

Mitigating Factors

No father; mother died when he was 13; he was a follower; not a violent person

Evidence of Mental Illness Retardation and or Neurological Damage

No

Criminal History

Yes: juvenile record, various convictions for robbery, served some time

Appellate History

All appeals denied. See dissent by Justice Johnstone from AL Supreme Ct. ruling, March 2000.

Ineffective Assistance?

· Original arrest of Theodore Otis Roberts allowed to be suppressed from use in Trial.

· Failure to find alibi witnesses

· Failure to object to all white jury

· Failure to Question credibility of star witness in 2^nd trial

Police Misconduct?

· Coerced confessions from McQueen, Tinsley, and Craig and deals made.

· Officer Larry Tillman obtained statements from McQueen

Prosecutorial Misconduct?

See above. McQueen and Tinsley claim that DA Galanos and Detective Tillman told them what they had to say.

Appellate Counsel

Brian McDonough (NY) handled all others