Birmingham News: Gov's decision 'inconceivable'

"(W)hat does it hurt to do the testing before carrying out Arthur's execution? Even the victim's family has supported Arthur's efforts to get the evidence tested, expressing uncertainty about the truth in the case," the Birmingham news wrote in an editorial yesterday. Arthur has always proclaimed his innocence and there is still much doubt in the case, as the News points out. What everyone is trying to understand, however, is why Alabama is opposing testing evidence that has never been tested before Arthur's execution on Dec. 6. Either way, it could help to put the case to rest.