Louve00
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While Tazzy's already posted an example, I'm sure there are examples everywhere about wrongfully sentencing someone without a complete investigation..... Contacts: Seth Miller, Esq.: 202.341.2127 David Menschel, Esq.: 203.671.3792 Melissa Montle, Esq.: 561.843.9304 Innocent Man Released After 27 Years DNA Reveals Widespread Corruption in Brevard County Today, at approximately 5 p.m., William Dillon will walk out of Brevard County Jail after being freed pending trial. Last Friday, the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court vacated his murder conviction after DNA testing proved his innocence. The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) paid for the DNA testing and drafted the post-conviction pleadings in Dillon's case. This was the conclusion of the court that got him convicted...... Conclusion: In its closing statement at Dillon's trial, the State said "n order to believe the Defendant . . . you must believe that all of [the witnesses] are either mistaken or lying and that the physical evidence is wrong." This statement was effective, because at the time, it seemed preposterous that the State's case was no more than a collection of lies, mistakes, and unreliable evidence. Now, the DNA evidence and other evidence that has emerged since trial reveals that Parrish was a liar who perjured herself at trial, Preston was a fraud masquerading as a scientist, Chapman was a snitch who gave false testimony, and Parker's identification was mistaken. Most importantly, DNA testing shows that the yellow t-shirt that the State used as the lynchpin of its case linking Dillon to the crime scene and corroborating the testimony of various witnesses was actually powerful, affirmative evidence of his innocence. To add insult to injury, to avoid the some odd millions this man is owed for being wrongfully incarcerated in the state of fla, fla instead, was trying to gather evidence to re-charge him again!! Last I heard the state dropped that shit, but I could be wrong. http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_28824.shtml
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