How Did Adam Brazil Get Convicted?

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Judge Angel remembers that he hadn't even heard the name Adam Brazil before the petition for post-conviction relief came across his desk in 2015. Judge Angel: My job was never to determine guilt or innocence in this case. It was simply to make sure that the constitutional provisions set forth by our founding fathers was adhered to at Mr. Brazil's original trial. He had an alibi and he maintained his innocence throughout this entire process.

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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