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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Gus Langley, wrongfully convicted of murder, endured seven near-executions in North Carolina's death house before reprieves enabled him to prove innocence. Pardoned last month by Gov. Ehringhaus, he is set for state compensation, highlighting jury system flaws.
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Gus Langley of Morris Plains, N. J.,
was
"ready to die" seven times, he as-
serts, in the North Carolina death house,
where they shaved his head, before re-
ceiving news of the seven reprieves which
gave him a chance to establish his innocence.
Last month Governor Ehringhaus
signed a full pardon for the man who
faced death after being convicted of a
murder that he did not commit. Parole
Commissioner Gill approved a suggestion
that the Legislature pay Langley for the
time he spent in prison and it seems prob-
able that legislation to this end will be
passed.
The experience of this man bears out
the suspicion that the verdicts of juries are
not always what they are expected to be.
It reminds us that our system of trial by
jury is not infallible, even though we
readily agree that it is, from the stand-
point of the accused, the best in the world.
Plainly the man in New Jersey is entitled
to compensation from the State that sub-
jected him to such punishment and there
are others like him scattered throughout
the United States who probably deserve
the same treatment.
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Gus Langley of Morris Plains, N.J., was convicted of a murder he did not commit and faced death seven times in the North Carolina death house before receiving seven reprieves that allowed him to prove his innocence. Governor Ehringhaus signed a full pardon last month, and compensation for his prison time is likely to be approved by the legislature.