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Gary Tyler, (born July 1958) has been a prisoner since 1975 and was the true-life subject of an important early song by British reggae band UB40. UB40 UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. ...
Conviction
Aged 16, Tyler was arrested for the 1974 murder of 13 year-old Timothy Weber. He was subsequently convicted by a Louisiana court and sentenced to capital punishment, death by electrocution. Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29°N to 33°N - Longitude 89°W...
Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
Electric chair used to execute William Kemmler in 1890 The electric chair is an execution method in which the person being executed is strapped to a chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body. ...
Since then, Louisiana's death penalty was ruled to be unconstitutional. Tyler was resentenced to life in prison. He is currently serving his sentence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA. Angola is the Louisiana State Penitentiary and is estimated to be the largest prison in the U.S. with 5,000 inmates and over 1,000 staff. ...
Controversy Human-rights organisations have consistently argued that the legal process was flawed with racism([1]) and Amnesty International have described him as a "political prisoner" (ibid). Amnesty International symbol Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) comprising a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.[1] Essentially it compares actual practices of human rights with internationally accepted standards and demands compliance where these have not...
Tyler's supporters make many claims in his defence, that are deemed to indicate a miscarriage of justice. Some of the indisputable facts of the case include:
- The Louisinia jury was all-white
- The 1981 appeal court decided that Tyler was "denied a fundamentally fair trial," but declined to order a retrial
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Tyler and UB40 UB40 included the song "Tyler" on their 1980 debut album, Signing Off. While the song namechecks the subject only as "Tyler", the version recorded on the live album UB40 Live (1983) is introduced by Ali Campbell including Tyler's first name. UB40 is a popular Dub Reggae and pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ...
UB40 is a popular Dub Reggae and pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ...
External refs On February 1, 2007, the New York Times ran an op-ed piece by Bob Herbert entitled "A Death in Destrehan" detailing the injustices in Gary's case. | 
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