Justices Deny Second Petition in Death Row Innocence Case (1)

The U.S. Supreme Court declined again to review a petition from a Florida death row inmate who says he’s innocent but was convicted due to faulty jailhouse informant testimony.

After rejecting a separate petition from James Dailey on Oct. 5, the justices rejected another one on Monday from the man convicted and sentenced to death in 1987 for the murder of a 14-year-old girl, bringing him one step closer to execution for a crime he says he didn’t commit.

“Although the Supreme Court ultimately decided not to take up the constitutional issues presented, we will continue to pursue the only ...