There are 8 article(s) tagged Sedley Alley:

• May 2021

  • Appeals court denies DNA testing in Sedley Alley case

    Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 12, 2021

• February 2021

  • Court hears appeal related to Memphis area murder

    April Alley seeks DNA testing to exonerate her father, Sedley Alley, who was executed in 2006 after being convicted of the 1985 murder of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins in Millington. Sedley Alley confessed to the crime, but later said the confession was coerced.

    By The Associated Press,  The Daily Memphian Staff February 04, 2021

• November 2019

  • Sedley Alley DNA testing petition dismissed

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan Monday dismissed a move by the estate of Sedley Alley to have DNA tested in an attempt to exonerate him posthumously, saying the estate does not have standing in the case.

    By Yolanda Jones November 19, 2019

  • Ministers call for DNA testing in Sedley Alley case

    'As faith leaders, though we may hold different views, we stand together in our belief that, because the death penalty is an irreversible sentence, state officials must take every step to ensure public trust.'

    By Evan G. Collins, Eddie Dowdy II November 16, 2019

• October 2019

  • Judge expected to issue ruling Nov. 18 in Sedley Alley DNA case

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan heard arguments Monday on whether DNA testing should be allowed in a first-of-its-kind case that could result in the exoneration of a man executed for a 34-year-old murder.

    By Yolanda Jones October 14, 2019

  • DNA test could bring answers, closure to family of Sedley Alley

    A hearing at 201 Poplar will decide if DNA evidence can be used to determine guilt in the 1985 murder of Suzanne Collins. If Sedley Alley, the man convicted and executed is cleared, "then God help them," says former death row inmate Kirk Bloodsworth. "You can't free a man from the grave." 

    By Yolanda Jones October 13, 2019

  • Hearing set to determine if DNA of executed man should be tested

    A hearing is set for Oct. 14 to determine whether DNA in the Sedley Alley murder case should be tested in an attempt to clear the executed man. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 08, 2019

• June 2019

  • Family of executed man seeks to have DNA in case tested

    The daughter of Sedley Alley, the man convicted in the 1985 brutal murder and rape of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Marie Collins in Millington, is seeking to have the DNA evidence in the case tested, some 13 years after her father was executed for the slaying. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 03, 2019