Psychiatrist Cynthia Smith, who served as a key witness in the 1990 death penalty case against John Daniels of North Carolina, has recanted her testimony because state prosecutors withheld important information from her. “My testimony was erroneous with gross errors. Not only did the prosecution fail to give me all the relevant information, I did not look for the information either,” White said in an affidavit about the testimony she gave in her first and only capital case. She added, “John Daniels used much more alcohol and crack cocaine before the killing than the prosecution had led me to believe. All I was aware of was the he had had ‘some wine’ before going to his aunt’s house.” In 1990, White testified that Daniels wasn’t influenced by alcohol or cocaine when he committed the crime and that he showed no remorse for the murder. She was not told by prosecutors that Daniels had tried to burn himself after the crime or that he was drunk during the murder. She notes that this information would have made a difference in her diagnosis of Daniels, who is scheduled to be executed on November 14, 2003. Defense attorneys for Daniels note that White’s affidavit could weigh heavily if a court or North Carolina Governor Mike Easley agrees to examine the case before the scheduled execution. (Charlotte Observer, November 7, 2003) See Clemency.