The Wrongful Conviction of Adam Brazil

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Adam Brazil spent from age 24 to 36 incarcerated. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, there have been 2,549 exonerations in the United States since 1989. The leading factor is perjury or false accusation followed by a false cause. African Americans are 7 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people.

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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