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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Wongly Convicted New York Man Released From Prison After Serving 25yrs

This is some bullshit. Robert Fleming was vacationing in Orlando FL at Disney World with his mother when a friend who owed him money was shot and killed in NYC. The police investigated and subsequently arrested Robert; who was subsequently convicted of the crime with the help of some bogus testimony from an eye witness who got a walk on an unrelated crime she had committed. NYC police had Florida Police investigate and FL police sent a letter confirming the fact that hotel employees remembered Robert and his mother as guests and confirming his alibi. But the NY prosecutor never turned over this exculpatory evidence to the defense. Robert also had a receipt for his hotel stay in his pocket. So fast forward to present day, and there is a new District Attorney in office and he is reviewing wrongful conviction claims. This case just screamed to be redone and after new investigators checked the facts and the old eye witness recounts her testimony, Robert's bogus conviction was overturned by a Judge and he was released. If I was him I would sue the old prosecutor, the old eye witness and NY State! I cannot imagine doing 25 mins let along 25 years for a crime that I did not commit and had proof that I was 1000 miles away at the time the crime was committed!!! Thank God his mother lived long enough to see him exonerated.

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