LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The attorney for former Bill Clinton aide Betsey Wright wants a videotaped deposition from a death row inmate for Wright's trial on charges she tried to smuggle contraband into a state prison.
Attorney Jeff Rosenzweig says in a court filing that the testimony of convicted killer Don Davis is needed to corroborate Wright's defense. Rosenzweig says Wright visited Davis several times.
Wright's trial is to start May 25 — about six weeks after Davis is to be executed.
Wright was arrested last May when officials reported finding her carrying a pocket knife, box cutter and other contraband at the maximum security Varner Supermax Unit in Lincoln County.
The 66-year-old Wright served as chief of staff to then-Gov. Bill Clinton for seven years.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
Attorney Jeff Rosenzweig says in a court filing that the testimony of convicted killer Don Davis is needed to corroborate Wright's defense. Rosenzweig says Wright visited Davis several times.
Wright's trial is to start May 25 — about six weeks after Davis is to be executed.
Wright was arrested last May when officials reported finding her carrying a pocket knife, box cutter and other contraband at the maximum security Varner Supermax Unit in Lincoln County.
The 66-year-old Wright served as chief of staff to then-Gov. Bill Clinton for seven years.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
