thirty years ago state california sentence kevin cooper death 2004 life spar hours suppose execute decade late matter weeks face lethal injection even federal judge agree may innocent.in 1983 cooper escape maximum security prison hole abandon house hide authorities hide house two adults two small children short distance away chino hill suburb los angeles murder police find body douglas peggy ryen 10-year-old daughter jessica 10-year-old chris hughes zero cooper suspect eventually convict crimes sentence death despite overwhelm amount evidence commit murders.there one survivor 8-year-old josh ryen throat cut leave dead josh ryen recover injuries state three white hispanic men attack kill family cooper involve start chain events reveal 30 year cover blatant falsification evidence police prosecutor office san bernadino county.in addition child statement late change another suspect ryens murder station wagon steal witness report see three men vehicle match description near crime furthermore ex-wife white supremacist lee furrow tell police ex come home wear bloody pant murder also say hatchet miss home give police pant never test dna finally police also find blood two people match cooper victims crime scene.cooper appeal conviction although ninth circuit court uphold conviction five federal judge write 103-page dissent say way say politely district court fail provide cooper fair hear district court impede obstruct cooper attorneys every turn court impose unreasonable condition refuse discovery available matter course limit testimony limit find facts unreasonably base truncate distort record public confidence proper administration death penalty depend integrity process follow state far due process concern twenty-four years flaw proceed good proceed state california may execute innocent man unfortunately supreme court refuse hear case mean conviction uphold cooper weeks away execution first person state execute state since 2006 governor jerry brown grant stay.it unprecedented five federal judge warn innocent man may execute frankly case like need new trial least.the death penalty controversial country one things even liberals split whether pro- anti-capital punishment think agree slight chance someone may innocent state kill say person whose father violently murder governor jerry brown need halt execution man put death much evidence point innocence entire judicial system invalidated.featured image via save innocents five federal judge admit california execute innocent man