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bl.LUUIS POST-DISPATCH MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1995 tA BRIEFS Wilson prosecuting attorney, is a former Jop-lin police officer. He did not work in the prosecuting attorney's office when Wilson was charged, but he now must answer questions about the NATION a course in between, such as suggesting another round of appeals in state courts or the federal courts, relying on recent decisions involving newly discovered evidence. Why Wall Recanted Wall, 26, now lives in Springfield. He appeared on ABC's "2020" this month and said Wilson was not involved in the Martz murder. In the sworn statement he gave to Atchison, Wall said he had kept quiet during the nine years since the murder because he was afraid of the police.

"I lived in Aurora, and I was afraid of what might happen if I said that the From page one mildly retarded with an IQ of 71. He had never been accused of a crime and was working as a school janitor and living with his mother and grandmother in Aurora. After three sessions with police, he confessed to the Martz murder. He later entered an Alford plea to first-degree murder charges. Under the Alford plea, Wilson did not admit guilt, but he acknowledged that the state had enough evidence to convince a jury that he was guilty.

Atchison said the attorneys defending Wilson at the time entered the plea to avoid the police made me say that Johnny Wilson killed Pauline Martz," Wall's statement said. death penalty. The poll was the first test of party support since a general election last October when the ruling Social Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the conservative People's Party, suffered their worst results since World War II. Reuters NORTH KOREA 54,000 Tons Of U.S. Corn Is On Its Way A shipment of 54,000 tons of U.S.

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Aurora police and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department refer inquiring reporters to the prosecutor. "Every time this comes up, I get calls from widow women who are scared to death when this guy gets back on the street," George said. "People are frightened that this kid's going to get out." George said that media reports, i particularly those by national televi-' sion networks, have been biased in i Wilson's favor. "This has been one of the most biased-reported cases I have ever seen," George said. "They've all taken the side of poor little Johnny Wilson, who had three attorneys.

No-; body has any compassion in this case for Pauline Martz, her surviving fam- ily or anybody else. It was a brutal I murder, and nobody was running around to Johnny's side back then." "He pleaded guilty," George added. "He believed the state had sufficient information that if he went to trial he would have been convicted. We have to have finality in our pleas. "It's not fair to the state and the victims in the case once you have pleaded guilty to want a trial.

We still think that the courts have followed the correct pattern in the case. The matter has been reviewed. The proper avenue is through the courts and not through political intervention." "Afterward, I was also afraid that I might get into trouble for saying that Johnny Wilson killed Pauline Martz, when I knew that it was not true. "I am now Despite Brownfield's admissions, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected Wilson's appeal in 1991. Wilson filed for executive clemency last May.

Brownfield is serving a life sentence in Kansas for his part in a murder that occurred 16 days after Martz was killed. The second murder took place in Pitts mmmmmmmm telling the truth' about what happened in April 1986 because it is the right thing to do and because I feel very bad about Johnny Wilson being in prison for something he did not do." The "2020" television program prompted about 35 letter writers and 65 callers to ask Carnahan to pardon Wilson. The program also had an impact on Dale Porter, who lives in Springfield. He is the regional coordinator for United We Stand America, Ross Perot's political organization. Porter said the southwest Miss burg, Kan.

which is about 85 miles northwest of Aurora. Brownfield has provided details of how he and another man used duct tape to tied up Martz and how they set fire to the house to destroy a stun gun that they had misplaced during the crime. Despite Brownfield's admissions, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected Wilson's appeal in 1991. Wilson's attorneys filed a request for executive clemency last May. "I did not kill Pauline Martz," said in his pardon request.

"I understand that Chris Brownfield has admitted that he was involved in the murder and has given information to the state. I want to be released from prison." Joe Bednar, the governor's attorney, has been investigating the pardon request. "We are still in the process of gathering additional information," Bednar said. "We have made requests of defense counsel, and we are reviewing information we have gathered so far. We look toward trying to make a decision within a short period of time." Carnahan has a wide range of options.

He could either grant the pardon or reject it. He could also choose ouri chapter of the organization is, circulating petitions asking Carnahan to pardon Wilson. "People in this area are shaking their heads and saying: 'When is something going to be done about Porter said. "This is what we call an injustice. With all the evidence and all the national publicity, we feel like someone is dragging their feet.

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