A former Harris County prosecutor withheld a key email that helped establish a clear alibi for Alfred Dewayne Brown in the high-profile murder case that eventually sent him to death row, District Attorney Kim Ogg said late Friday. Brown, now 36, spent nearly 10 years awaiting execution before his case was dismissed and he was freed in 2015. He later sued Harris County, the DA's office, the prosecutor and police officer who handled the murder case, among others.
The explosive revelation raises new questions about Brown's wrongful conviction and the conduct of Dan Rizzo, the prosecutor who put him on death row.
Brown's legal team exulted at the new information.
