Did Prosecutors Fabricate Evidence In Murder Case?
This is the Chief prosecutor John Kimbrough
The story can be read here.
http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Florida man exonerated after 35 years in prison
AP – James Bain talks to the media during a news conference outside the Polk County Courthouse Thursday, Dec. …
Slideshow:Fla. man exonerated after 35 years in prison
By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Writer – Thu Dec 17, 2:37 pm ET
BARTOW, Fla. – James Bain used a cell phone for the first time Thursday, calling his elderly mother to tell her he had been freed after 35 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Mobile devices didn't exist in 1974, the year he was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping a 9-year-old boy and raping him in a nearby field.
Neither did the sophisticated DNA testing that officials more recently used to determine he could not have been the rapist.
"Nothing can replace the years Jamie has lost," said Seth Miller, a lawyer for the Florida Innocence Project, which helped Bain win freedom. "Today is a day of renewal."
Bain spent more time in prison than any of the 246 inmates previously exonerated by DNA evidence nationwide, according to the project. The longest-serving before him was James Lee Woodard of Dallas, who was released last year after spending more than 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
As Bain walked out of the Polk County courthouse Thursday, wearing a black T-shirt that said "not guilty," he spoke of his deep faith and said he does not harbor any anger.
"No, I'm not angry," he said. "Because I've got God."
The 54-year-old said he looks forward to eating fried turkey and drinking Dr Pepper. He said he also hopes to go back to school.
Friends and family surrounded him as he left the courthouse after Judge James Yancey ordered him freed. His 77-year-old mother, who is in poor health, preferred to wait for him at home. With a broad smile, he said he looks forward to spending time with her and the rest of his family.
"That's the most important thing in my life right now, besides God," he said.
Earlier, the courtroom erupted in applause after Yancey ruled.
"Mr. Bain, I'm now signing the order," Yancey said. "You're a free man. Congratulations."
Thursday's hearing was delayed 40 minutes because prosecutors were on the phone with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. DNA tests were expedited at the department's lab and ultimately proved Bain innocent. Prosecutors filed a motion to vacate the conviction and the sentence.
"He's just not connected to this particular incident," State Attorney Jerry Hill told the judge.
Attorneys from the Innocence Project of Florida got involved in Bain's case earlier this year after he had filed several previous petitions asking for DNA testing, all of which were thrown out.
A judge finally ordered the tests and the results from a respected private lab in Cincinnati came in last week, setting the wheels in motion for Thursday's hearing. The Innocence Project had called for Bain's release by Christmas.
He was convicted largely on the strength of the victim's eyewitness identification, though testing available at the time did not definitively link him to the crime. The boy said his attacker had bushy sideburns and a mustache. The boy's uncle, a former assistant principal at a high school, said it sounded like Bain, a former student.
The boy picked Bain out of a photo lineup, although there are lingering questions about whether detectives steered him.
The jury rejected Bain's story that he was home watching TV with his twin sister when the crime was committed, an alibi she repeated at a news conference last week. He was 19 when he was sentenced.
Ed Threadgill, who prosecuted the case originally, said he didn't recall all the specifics, but the conviction seemed right at the time.
"I wish we had had that evidence back when we were prosecuting cases. I'm ecstatic the man has been released," said Threadgill, now a 77-year-old retired appeals court judge. "The whole system is set up to keep that from happening. It failed."
Eric Ferrero, spokesman for the Innocence Project, said a DNA profile can be extracted from decades-old evidence if it has been preserved properly. That means sealed in a bag and stored in a climate-controlled place, which is how most evidence is handled as a matter of routine.
The project has a bigger problem with lost or destroyed evidence than getting usable DNA profiles from existing evidence, he said.
Florida last year passed a law that automatically grants former inmates found innocent $50,000 for each year they spent in prison. No legislative approval is needed. That means Bain is entitled to $1.75 million.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Women and her mother make second attempt to have man maliciously imprisoned
This is a picture of Christine Ann Trent
of Houston, Texas
Message on Americas Wrongfully Convicted website:
http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/harris_county_messages.htm
12/02/09: Good evening Harris County DA's office, the citizens of Harris County and Christine and Paula Trent:
Good evening everyone! Today was more of an interesting day than yesterday. Robert received a phone call from his probation officer yesterday to appear in the 183rd court today. Of course, I would not hesitate to go up there with him, and I'm glad that I did. We had asked his probation officer why he was even called to appear and she could not tell us, we had to wait. Then the Court Probation Officer, Patricia Cisneroz, met with us, along with Robert's probation officer, Ms. Taylor.
Now comes the interesting part. We were informed by Ms. Cisneroz, that Christine Trent and her mother, Barbara Schuette, had been calling Judge Vanessa Velasquez, stating that we had been making phone calls to them, etc. What a crock of crap. More lies, trying to get Robert's probation revoked. First, Christine and Paula lie to get him convicted, and when Robert received probation in lieu of incarceration, now they want to call the judge, lying of course, to get his probation revoked, which we believe it is because Roger has filed a small claims suit on Christine Trent for stealing a shed, then lying to Judge Kent Adams, then tells the truth, so she got sued.
Let me tell you a bit about the conversation between us. First, Ms. Cisneros states that Christine and her mother, Barbara had been calling the judge since September. She then goes on to state that the judge told them to quit calling her. Then she goes on to state that we are to have no contact with Christine and her family or Robert could go to prison. Then she goes on to talk about the website.
Now, if anyone knows me, they know I will not tolerate someone threatening a member of my family for my actions. I informed Ms. Cisneroz that Robert had absolutely nothing to do with Christine and her family. And, that Robert may be on probation, but I am not and no one in Harris County is going to restrict my civil liberties, nor will they violate my rights under the Constitution of Freedom of Speech. I explained to her that the Supreme Court has ruled that the internet is a form of Freedom of Speech and that if anyone violated my Constitutional rights, or my liberty, I would not hesitate to hire an attorney to sue everyone involved in Harris County. Let me add something here. If Harris County does something to Robert because of your lies, I will not only file on Harris County, and everyone involved there, I will include you and any member of your family that I can possibly include. Trust me, I don't lie. I will come after everyone with such a ferocity, you will not know what hit you. I will do my damndest to take everything from you, right down to your bra and panties. Get it? I don't think it could get any clearer than that.
Here is the rest of the message, Christine, Paula and your family. First, Robert hasn't done a damn thing to you. If you have a problem with something I do, bring it over to me. Trying to get Robert's probation revoked, by lying, for something he didn't do is (excuse the expression) chicken shit and you're damn cowards. You are a liar and a thief and I personally will not stand for anymore of your crap. You are scum of the earth. You lawyered up on this small claims because you know you lied and you know you stole that property. The only problem is, you slipped up and told the truth and got your ass between a rock and a hard spot. You file one more false report on Robert, Roger or me, I will hire an attorney and sue your butt for everything I can get out of you. So, one more false report, you better have the proof because I will drag your butt through a court room and I won't stop until you have absolutely nothing. Subpoenas will be flying all over the place to dig up any evidence I can dig up on you, and I am very good at finding things. You and and your attorney have no idea what I already have, but you keep screwing with me, you will find out sooner than expected. You may have been able to lie on Robert and get away with it, but trust me, I will not allow you to do that to me.
HAVE A NICE DAY!
Oh, P.S. If you don't like the messages on this website, or any of its content, don't keep bringing your butts back here to read it. This is your invitation to take your butts somewhere else. No one is forcing you to be on this website. Welcome to the Constitution and my rights to Freedom of Speech. We pay for this website and the domain and have every right to post anything on here that we damn well please.
http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/harris_county_messages.htm
of Houston, TexasMessage on Americas Wrongfully Convicted website:
http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/harris_county_messages.htm
12/02/09: Good evening Harris County DA's office, the citizens of Harris County and Christine and Paula Trent:
Good evening everyone! Today was more of an interesting day than yesterday. Robert received a phone call from his probation officer yesterday to appear in the 183rd court today. Of course, I would not hesitate to go up there with him, and I'm glad that I did. We had asked his probation officer why he was even called to appear and she could not tell us, we had to wait. Then the Court Probation Officer, Patricia Cisneroz, met with us, along with Robert's probation officer, Ms. Taylor.
Now comes the interesting part. We were informed by Ms. Cisneroz, that Christine Trent and her mother, Barbara Schuette, had been calling Judge Vanessa Velasquez, stating that we had been making phone calls to them, etc. What a crock of crap. More lies, trying to get Robert's probation revoked. First, Christine and Paula lie to get him convicted, and when Robert received probation in lieu of incarceration, now they want to call the judge, lying of course, to get his probation revoked, which we believe it is because Roger has filed a small claims suit on Christine Trent for stealing a shed, then lying to Judge Kent Adams, then tells the truth, so she got sued.
Let me tell you a bit about the conversation between us. First, Ms. Cisneros states that Christine and her mother, Barbara had been calling the judge since September. She then goes on to state that the judge told them to quit calling her. Then she goes on to state that we are to have no contact with Christine and her family or Robert could go to prison. Then she goes on to talk about the website.
Now, if anyone knows me, they know I will not tolerate someone threatening a member of my family for my actions. I informed Ms. Cisneroz that Robert had absolutely nothing to do with Christine and her family. And, that Robert may be on probation, but I am not and no one in Harris County is going to restrict my civil liberties, nor will they violate my rights under the Constitution of Freedom of Speech. I explained to her that the Supreme Court has ruled that the internet is a form of Freedom of Speech and that if anyone violated my Constitutional rights, or my liberty, I would not hesitate to hire an attorney to sue everyone involved in Harris County. Let me add something here. If Harris County does something to Robert because of your lies, I will not only file on Harris County, and everyone involved there, I will include you and any member of your family that I can possibly include. Trust me, I don't lie. I will come after everyone with such a ferocity, you will not know what hit you. I will do my damndest to take everything from you, right down to your bra and panties. Get it? I don't think it could get any clearer than that.
Here is the rest of the message, Christine, Paula and your family. First, Robert hasn't done a damn thing to you. If you have a problem with something I do, bring it over to me. Trying to get Robert's probation revoked, by lying, for something he didn't do is (excuse the expression) chicken shit and you're damn cowards. You are a liar and a thief and I personally will not stand for anymore of your crap. You are scum of the earth. You lawyered up on this small claims because you know you lied and you know you stole that property. The only problem is, you slipped up and told the truth and got your ass between a rock and a hard spot. You file one more false report on Robert, Roger or me, I will hire an attorney and sue your butt for everything I can get out of you. So, one more false report, you better have the proof because I will drag your butt through a court room and I won't stop until you have absolutely nothing. Subpoenas will be flying all over the place to dig up any evidence I can dig up on you, and I am very good at finding things. You and and your attorney have no idea what I already have, but you keep screwing with me, you will find out sooner than expected. You may have been able to lie on Robert and get away with it, but trust me, I will not allow you to do that to me.
HAVE A NICE DAY!
Oh, P.S. If you don't like the messages on this website, or any of its content, don't keep bringing your butts back here to read it. This is your invitation to take your butts somewhere else. No one is forcing you to be on this website. Welcome to the Constitution and my rights to Freedom of Speech. We pay for this website and the domain and have every right to post anything on here that we damn well please.
http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/harris_county_messages.htm
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Craig Watkins on Preventing Wrongful Convictions
The mission of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is to see that justice is done by providing the highest quality legal representation for the public and for individual victims of crime and by supporting the community’s efforts to strengthen itself and solve problems.
Committed to the concept of “doing the right thing,” our talented and diverse staff prides itself on seeking justice not on high conviction rates. We believe in being “smart on crime.” This means addressing the underlying issues that cause the majority of individuals to commit crimes including but not limited to, lack of an education, lack of a marketable skill and illegal substance abuse.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Americas Wrongfully Convicted
Our site is dedicated to those individuals, who, because of the selfish reasons of others who conspired for their false imprisonment resulting in malicious prosecution, judicial injustice and impropriety, prosecution for the sake of prosecution, lack of funds for legal aid to prove their innocence and/or other errors of one kind or another, have been wrongfully accused and wrongfully convicted of a crime which they did not commit and have been left to languish resulting in loss of liberty, civil rights, productive lifestyle, financial and personal ruin, mental anguish, social condemnation and personal and family embarrassment for the remainder of their lives.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Story of Robert McClendon in Harris county, Texas
Please visit: americaswrongfullyconvicted.com and read the featured story of Robert McClendon. You will not believe what the Harris county judicial system did to this man.
The oath to tell the truth does not matter to the courts in Harris county, Texas and they do not prosecute states witnesses for lying in court under oath. As a matter of fact, You can tell well over 100 documented lies and not get prosecuted for it as long as you are a witness for the state.
Just as long as the state gets their conviction. They will get it at all costs. But if you are a witness for the defense and get caught lying just one time. They will prosecute your butt for just attempting it. Ask Denise Spiller of Houston, Texas. She was given 10 years probation for having two inconsistancies in her testimony for the defense. Just listen to a meeting that was recorded at the Harris county DA's office and listen to what the DA's office attorneys say when a witness for the state lies. "Time and time again!" You will not believe what you hear in that recording. This kind of behavior happens all over America everyday. Especially in Harris county Texas! It is about money and status and not true justice. If after you hear and read all the evidence, please leave your comment on Roberts petition. Thank everyone for making difference. http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/robert_mcclendon.htm
The oath to tell the truth does not matter to the courts in Harris county, Texas and they do not prosecute states witnesses for lying in court under oath. As a matter of fact, You can tell well over 100 documented lies and not get prosecuted for it as long as you are a witness for the state.
Just as long as the state gets their conviction. They will get it at all costs. But if you are a witness for the defense and get caught lying just one time. They will prosecute your butt for just attempting it. Ask Denise Spiller of Houston, Texas. She was given 10 years probation for having two inconsistancies in her testimony for the defense. Just listen to a meeting that was recorded at the Harris county DA's office and listen to what the DA's office attorneys say when a witness for the state lies. "Time and time again!" You will not believe what you hear in that recording. This kind of behavior happens all over America everyday. Especially in Harris county Texas! It is about money and status and not true justice. If after you hear and read all the evidence, please leave your comment on Roberts petition. Thank everyone for making difference. http://www.americaswrongfullyconvicted.com/robert_mcclendon.htm
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