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Wrongful Conviction, with Jason Flom

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Judge Concocted a Novel Approach

A cop found 4.2 ounces of Coke under one of the seats in a car, and both kids said it's not mine. When you say it's not yours, that means it belongs to everyone in the car. Stephen had written letters after he was convicted, saying, look, it wasn't the other guy, it was me. It was too late by then, right? If he had said that before the trial, but who's going to say that before the Trial? Then you're going to be basically meeting your own guilt.

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