George Stinney, Black Teen Executed In 1944, May Get New Trial

Associated PressPosted: 11/10/2013 9:28 am EST Updated: 11/10/2013 10:12 am EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of a 14-year-old black boy executed in 1944 for killing two white girls are asking a South Carolina judge to take the unheard-of move of granting him a new trial in hopes he will be cleared of the charges.

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