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<p>Lawyers for a death row inmate in the US state of Alabama say his execution could happen any day, even though they believe he was wrongfully convicted. Rocky Myers, who has an intellectual disability, is a Black man who was convicted by an overwhelmingly White jury of the murder of a White woman. Siobhan Silke reports. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks to Kacey Keeton, the lawyer representing Rocky Meyers, and Miriam Bankston, part of the legal investigative team on the case.</p><br/><br/>Visit our website:<br/>http://www.france24.com<br/><br/>Like us on Facebook:<br/>https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br/><br/>Follow us on Twitter:<br/>https://twitter.com/France24_en<br/>
<p>Lawyers for a death row inmate in the US state of Alabama say his execution could happen any day, even though they believe he was wrongfully convicted. Rocky Myers, who has an intellectual disability, is a Black man who was convicted by an overwhelmingly White jury of the murder of a White woman. Siobhan Silke reports. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks to Kacey Keeton, the lawyer representing Rocky Meyers, and Miriam Bankston, part of the legal investigative team on the case.</p><br/><br/>Visit our website:<br/>http://www.france24.com<br/><br/>Like us on Facebook:<br/>https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br/><br/>Follow us on Twitter:<br/>https://twitter.com/France24_en<br/>
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