Adam Brazil's Identification at the Trial?

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Grundy County Sheriff Brent Myers testified that he'd been at his desk, cutting out potential mug shots to use for a photo lineup. The sheriff said he couldn't remember how the photos had been arranged on the desk. Rebecca Hill initially testified that she'd identified Adam Brazil when police visited her after she'd been released from the hospital. She later testified thatshe'd identified him in a photo lineup at the jail. Not everyone had read hair.

One day Adam Braseel got a phone call from his mother. She said that a man in Grundy County, Tennessee had been murdered, and the police thought Adam had something to do with it.

Adam was charged with and convicted of the murder of Malcolm Burrows and assault against Rebecca Hill and Kirk Braden, despite there being no physical evidence against him. And then, 8 years later, Judge Justin Angel ordered a new trial.

We speak with Adam Braseel, Judge Justin Angel, and Sergeant Mike Brown.

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