BIRMINGHAM, Ala. AP – Attorney General Troy King said Wednesday he had stripped a capital murder case from a local prosecutor who gave testimony that helped a condemned inmate win a new sentencing hearing to get his death penalty lifted.

King said Shelby County District Attorney Robby Owens should not have spoken on behalf of LaSamuel Gamble, who was convicted along with Marcus Presley of killing two people during a pawn shop robbery more than 11 years ago.