File This Under “What The Hell?”: Friedman Testified In Cap Murder Case
By Vince Leibowitz on Feb 28, 2006 in 2006 Texas Elections, WTF?
Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman testified on behalf of convicted killer Max Soffar on Tuesday, telling jurors he believes Soffar is innocent.
Soffar was convicted last week of killing three people at a Houston bowling alley in 1980. His first conviction and death sentence were overturned on appeal.
Friedman testified he doesn’t believe Soffar should be executed because he believes he is innocent.
Friedman said he met Soffar while writing an article for Texas Monthly. He interviewed Soffar and exchanged letters with him during his years on death row.
Friedman was only on the stand for a few minutes. Via KHOU:
“I’ve seen the problems with the lawyers, everybody’s dead, all the witnesses are dead, there’s no evidence against him,” Friedman said. “And I can’t even believe he was brought to trial in the first place.”
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