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if..fish..had..wings

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4. 27 years ... gone

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2023, 10:48 AM

Feb 2023

That's a huge hunk of someone's life, just taken away by one false eyewitness and corrupt prosecutors.

This is a tragedy, and, unfortunately, it is common.

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Missouri man who served 27 years in prison is freed as judge vacates his murder conviction [View all] ck4829 Feb 2023 OP

I wonder how many Lamar Johnsons are languioshing in jail. secondwind Feb 2023 #1

That is a question we all must ask ck4829 Feb 2023 #2

Or sitting on Death Row. TreasonousBastard Feb 2023 #3

27 years ... gone if..fish..had..wings Feb 2023 #4

Now U.S. Senator, then, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office gummed up the works. SalamanderSleeps Feb 2023 #5