52722199 Avoid the death penalty was caught stealing American deodorant
American Anthony Porter (Anthony Porter), to avoid the death penalty in 1998, was arrested on suspicion of stealing four bottles of deodorant from the store. It is reported by Chicago Tribune. 56-year Porter was arrested in Chicago on Friday, September 23. According to the employee store, he tried to carry deodorant by cash, hiding the bottles on the belt. Porter has been in prison nearly 17 years. He was sentenced to death for double murder committed in 1982. In 1998, the execution was delayed for only 50 hours to bring the sentence. In 1999, Porter was able to prove innocence – the murder of another man confessed. Porter was released in 2000, he has paid compensation in more than 145 thousand dollars. Once Porter was released from prison, he has been accused of minor crimes, in particular domestic violence. Porter Case has influenced the decision of state authorities to suspend the death penalty. In March 2011 the death penalty in Illinois has been canceled.
