Workman is scheduled to be executed on April 6. Springfield says that would be a travesty. I really think they should review the case and give him a true trial with all the facts laid out on the table. It's just hard to see him die knowing there is doubt. Last fall, a key witness recanted his testimony, and earlier this month, Workman's attorneys filed for a new trial based on an X-ray of Oliver's body that they say proves Workman did not shoot the officer.
Some jurors agree.
It's kind of frustrating to see how a man can be really railroaded to his death. As he left the restaurant, he was confronted by Oliver and, moments later, by patrolman Aubrey Stoddard. Accounts of what happened next vary. The jury found Workman guilty of shooting and killing Oliver after Workman's defense team at the trial essentially conceded he was guilty, but argued his judgment was impaired by drugs at the time. A key witness, Harold Davis, had testified that he saw Workman shoot Oliver.