Great recommendation George:salute::
As you say a lot of punchable people in this story. Incredible how much was against him including his own lawyer. She was as two faced as they come yet seems to have played on the hurt of him being convicted whilst innocent to further her career. Not only a conflict of interest taking his case but did not try very hard.
The "investigation" was beyond a joke and it is staggering the Detective continued as a Detective.
However special mention to his lawyer, the girlfriend and the guy who did not know him but rallied his support.
Town council pathetic.
The Texas Ranger guy looked cool in his hat but even he proved to be a disappointment. Another two faced participant in this sorry story. I Googled him and interesting to note he has even visited Queensland to discuss child cases.
The case shows the problem where prosecution want to believe the victim of a sexual abuse case but lose all sight of the lack of supporting evidence. Compounded in this case by the fact there was another likely suspect right in front of them. That he could be convicted on such poor evidence is mind blowing. The one thing he was lucky with was the integrity of the new DA.
Compelling viewing.
Brett,
So many great thoughts expressed here.
Imagine his first lawyer with her conflict, she was a family friend of the kid who IMO did the crime, yet she broomed him under the rug as a possible suspect, and she still took the case, anyone with an ounce of integrity wouldn't have taken the case, AND, she now has an important job in Philadelphia? Really?
And yes, that investigation was a joke; did not visit the house, did not collect evidence, did not focus on ANY other suspect, fudged a police report, pressured a second child to come forward, on and on it goes.
And that detective is now a sergeant in charge of 10 other detectives? Are you kidding me? Loved when the kids new lawyer asked him on the stand "What is the goal of a police investigation?" and his reply was "To get a conviction".................the moans and gasps in the courtroom over that, to which the lawyer replied "Isn't the goal to find the TRUTH?"...........tremendous right there, made that detective look like a total horses ***.
And that town council; typical empty suit politicians, all they wanted was to collect their paychecks and not actually do anything, that was awesome when the kids mother ripped them all a new one, they are all gutless.
I don't get that Texas Ranger at all; he was 100% in the kids corner, then he turned on him and what was all that nonsense about he was on some adult meeting site with four user names, none of which were on record with the company? Why did he turn on that kid? Pressure from above to do so?
VERY confusing that was, I couldn't wrap my head around it.
The new DA was my hero, he corrected a wrong and fully supported that kid.
Amazing the appeals court voted NINE to zero to free him.................what does that tell you?
And the judge ripping his former lawyer a new one was great too, she basically accused her of being a piss poor excuse for a lawyer, which she was in truth.
All that kid got was 320,000 for having his dream of playing in the NFL ruined and four years of his life stolen from him, not to mention what he must have gone through in prison, you and I both know how inmates feel about convicts accused of crimes against children.
He's lucky they did not kill him in jail.
Glad you thought it was worth a watch.
