The Ohio Parole Board heard Arthur Tyler’s appeal for clemency Thursday in a case notable for the fact that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty also believes Tyler should not have to die for a 1983 Cleveland murder in which his co-defendant — who’d originally admitted to firing the shot that killed elderly vegetable seller Sander Leach but later changed his story and testified against Tyler in a plea deal — now walks free after serving 20 years.
Should Death Row inmate Arthur Tyler win clemency in case where the man who originally admitted to the shooting now walks free? Editorial Board Roundtable
