Declared 'Innocent' After 28 Years in Prison
May 16, 2015 9:47:03 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 9:47:03 GMT -6
Have you ever wondered how many might be in prison on bad convictions, but aren't on Death Row to get the attention, and in some cases, legal assistance for proof of innocence?
Don't get me wrong on my approach here, and this doesn't belong in devil's advocate. I'm very conservative when it comes to dealing with violent criminals. Its been the whole problem with proving we have the RIGHT person in the first place, and in 'Good Faith' that tends to throw a big wrench into the best of intentions. This is a case that came short of Death Row, and has still ended up proving innocence.
yeah, I'm sure that alibi got him about as far as a flying brick, too.
This starts to get tricky when its added that the above isn't a disputed part of things. They did sell that gun. It is a problem of timing in the original case, because it was sold before the crimes happened, apparently. Casting slightly different angle of light on who turned it in, I'd say.
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There are a couple other big pieces missing from what I could reasonably quote and be within decent for, so I encourage anyone to go read the source on this one. He got screwed pretty badly in having been in prison for 27 years, and out on parole for 8+ years after that.
** One of the other details is that the gun in question above, didn't match for ballistics in which manufacturer it had to be, apparently..and it sounds like that may be a MAJOR factor to hinge the outcome on. If that's true for something known and buried at the time, it makes it real clear for what was done, IMO.
Don't get me wrong on my approach here, and this doesn't belong in devil's advocate. I'm very conservative when it comes to dealing with violent criminals. Its been the whole problem with proving we have the RIGHT person in the first place, and in 'Good Faith' that tends to throw a big wrench into the best of intentions. This is a case that came short of Death Row, and has still ended up proving innocence.
A man exonerated by DNA evidence after 28 years in prison for a fatal armed robbery has filed a damning federal complaint against D.C. police.
Santae Tribble says he was asleep in Maryland at the time police said he was holding up taxi cab driver John McCormick in southeast Washington.
Santae Tribble says he was asleep in Maryland at the time police said he was holding up taxi cab driver John McCormick in southeast Washington.
yeah, I'm sure that alibi got him about as far as a flying brick, too.
Tribble says police finally honed in on a lead when a local prostitute who often traded them information for handed officers a .32 caliber weapon that police believed could have been used in both shootings.
This woman, identified in the complaint as Bobby Jean Bess or B.J. Phillips, told police that she and a friend had bought the gun from Tribble and another man named Cleveland Wright, according to the complaint.
This woman, identified in the complaint as Bobby Jean Bess or B.J. Phillips, told police that she and a friend had bought the gun from Tribble and another man named Cleveland Wright, according to the complaint.
This starts to get tricky when its added that the above isn't a disputed part of things. They did sell that gun. It is a problem of timing in the original case, because it was sold before the crimes happened, apparently. Casting slightly different angle of light on who turned it in, I'd say.
"In 2011, DNA testing of the hairs found in the true perpetrator's stocking mask conclusively demonstrated that none of the hairs were Mr. Tribble's," the complaint states (emphasis in original).
"In 2012, following these DNA results, a D.C. Superior Court judge vacated Mr. Tribble's convictions and dismissed the indictment against him with prejudice," the complaint continues. "The judge subsequently awarded Mr. Tribble a Certificate of Innocence, finding that he was actually innocent of the murder and armed robbery of Mr. McCormick."
"In 2012, following these DNA results, a D.C. Superior Court judge vacated Mr. Tribble's convictions and dismissed the indictment against him with prejudice," the complaint continues. "The judge subsequently awarded Mr. Tribble a Certificate of Innocence, finding that he was actually innocent of the murder and armed robbery of Mr. McCormick."
There are a couple other big pieces missing from what I could reasonably quote and be within decent for, so I encourage anyone to go read the source on this one. He got screwed pretty badly in having been in prison for 27 years, and out on parole for 8+ years after that.
** One of the other details is that the gun in question above, didn't match for ballistics in which manufacturer it had to be, apparently..and it sounds like that may be a MAJOR factor to hinge the outcome on. If that's true for something known and buried at the time, it makes it real clear for what was done, IMO.