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Another Man Exonerated From Rape Sentence
Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2007-07-28 21:28
Story here. Excerpt:
'The victim incorrectly identified Briscoe. He refused a plea deal offering 20 years in prison. And then he was convicted, sentenced in his mid-20s to 45 years behind bars.
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By then Briscoe had done 24 years behind bars and been denied parole because he refused to express remorse for a crime he didn't commit...
Two months before the parole hearing, two DA's investigators showed up at prison and handed Briscoe an envelope. In it was a long, white swab used for DNA sampling.
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"They said in 24 hours we'll be back with the results. And the results were beautiful," he says.
He was free the next day.'
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completely heart wrenching
A beautiful ending to a tragic tale. I wish him all the best in recovering the ability to live without fear and enjoy what time he has left.
He is a lucky man to have a family that cares so much for him.
I hope the state is made to pay an astronomically large sum for the wrong they have inflicted upon this man - though statistically it's unlikely he'll recover anywhere near an appropriate amount for hte pain done to him.