Alexander McClay Williams was executed in Pennsylvania in 1931 for a crime he didn't commit. His family is now bringing a lawsuit against the state and Delaware…
The family of Alexander McClay Williams -- who was executed in 1931 and is the youngest person put to death in Pa. -- is bringing a lawsuit against the state and Delaware Co. Williams' conviction has been vacatedThe family of a man who was executed by the state of Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931 have filed a lawsuit seeking damages nearly 100 years after his death.
“Sadly, we cannot undo the past. We cannot rewrite history to erase the egregious wrongs of our forebearers,” Stollsteimer said then. “However, when, as here, justice can be served by publicly acknowledging such a wrong, we must seize that opportunity."Now, citing Williams' wrongful conviction and death, his family has brought a lawsuit against the state and Delaware County. The suit seeks unspecified punitive damages.
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