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Größere Kartenansicht Introduction On the morning of December 8, 1998 after leaving my ex-wife at my parents for a ride to work, I proceeded to SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER in the woodlands, before travelling to Cavenders Boottown for some shopping. After leaving Cavenders I stopped at the carwash on Rayford/Sawdust Road, washing my truck before meeting Gail at the community college, who owed money for work I had done for her. While at the school, I saw and spoke with Melissa, the victim in my case, which I had known for a few months prior to this date, yet the jury was not told or presentedRead More →

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Desiree Ann Shaw was convicted of murdering her husband Eddie Royce Shaw, Sr. at their home on August 11, 1996. Analytical Synopsis of the Case Desiree Ann Shaw’s story deserves a serious look at her claims of actual innocence. Desiree presents clear and convincing evidence that was either not disclosed or not presented to the jury for various reasons beyond her control. New evidence discovered post-conviction and favorable evidence that was not presented at trial demonstrates that Desiree probably did not engage in the conduct for which she was convicted. In this situation, there was no conduct engaged in by Desiree that violated criminal laws.Read More →

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Introduction This criminal case is an example of potential mistaken eyewitness identification. It was the only evidence produced at trial. Around 19:15 P.M. on November 23, 1993, two (black) men in ski masks, jumpsuit, and gloves entered the Helzberg Diamonds store in the Irving Mall, Irving, Texas, smashed a jewelry glass case with a sledgehammer, took the jewelry (several tennis bracelets) and ran out. A bystander, Michael Selheim, chased the thieves to the getaway car in the darker mall parking lot. Selheim is the only eyewitness who picked Toriano Pitre’s photo from a photo line-up, but his statements made to police and later during trialRead More →

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“I was falsely convicted with a mistaken identification (one that can be proven), a dirty police investigator, a prosecutor after a conviction – not justice -, and with trial attornies that did nothing but play a role in a bogus trial. All my attornies would speak about before and during trial was the appeals. We had not even begun trial, and they were already speaking about appeals.” Introduction The night this crime occurred I was at my neighbors’ home. There was a boxing match with Oscar de la Joya, and myself along with my neighbors and their friends stayed to watch the fight. I wasRead More →

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Introduction Brief Description of the Crime On April 19,1998 at 12:28 P.M., York City Police officers responded to a phone call from a neighbor of victim Miriam Ascencio reporting that her door glass was broken, and a man was laying motionless inside on the floor. Upon entering, police found the body of Manuel Santana ( aka Nelson Lugo) on the kitchen floor, several feet inside the door. They also found the body of Miriam Ascencio in the adjoining bedroom. One witness told police that he saw both victims at Swizzles Bar the night before,and they were still there when he left at 1:30 A.M. onRead More →

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Introduction On September 17, 2001, Grady Krzywkowski was convicted of the rape and gross sexual imposition of his biological children, ages 6, 5, and 3 without hard evidence. Krzywkowski’s trial in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Cleveland, Ohio, coincided with the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. The State’s case against Krzywkowski was built on the testimony of his children. The Defense maintained that the stories of the children had been coached and led by the State and its witnesses. The question of the children’s competence to testify had been resolved in favor of the ProsecutionRead More →

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Introduction – Introducción Manuel Vega was convicted, on purely circumstantial evidence of smothering and strangeling his wife. He is currently serving an indeterminated term of incarceration of 25 years to life. On August 18, 1999 Johana Vega was found in her apartment strangled and asphyxiated to death. Her husband, Manuel Vega, did not seem distraught. Mr. Vega was interviewed and released. He was not arrested until nine months later when the police discovered a history of uncharged domestic violence in the years prior to the homicide. Brief for Appellant Manuel Vega (pdf, 44 pages) I. Evidence of Uncharged Crimes Should Not Have Been Admitted atRead More →

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Summary Octavious”Ox” Washington, a black young man with a history of violent crimes, was killed by several gun shots in front of a restaurant and grocery store on 109-18 Sutphin Boulevard (Hameyer 24hrs Deli Grocery Store) between Ferndale and 109th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens County (New York) around 11:25 p.m. on January 31, 1994. The police did not have a suspect until Detective Brendan Lally did a background check on victim Octavious Washington and found out that he had robbed and shot his former friend (then 15-year old) John Griffin six (6) years earlier – in 1988. Griffin also had a criminal record and wasRead More →

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Introduction On August 13, 1995, a 12-year-old girl by the name of Jessica Arenas was shot to death at the “Horseman Park”  in Reno, Nevada, when two rival gangs clashed. I (nick name “Little Boy”) left my house to go to the Neil Road Park (this was the park where most members from MS (Mara Salvatrucha) – a street gang – hung around with me being one of the members). I took bus number 7 (from Stead to Downtown Reno, Nevada) at approximately 3:00 pm. Once in Downtown I was going to get on bus number 9, which passed by the Neil Road Park. As I wasRead More →

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Introduction The alleged victim accused and the State charged that Roy W. Minton committed a criminal act upon his stepdaughter between December 25th, 1991 and January 2nd, 1992. The timeline could have been rebutted. Timeline On December 25, 1991 both Roy Minton and his wife Valerie Minton were off work and later had dinner at Wilford and Claudia Minton’s residence. The alleged victim was never alone with Roy Minton on that Christmas day. On December 26, 1991 the victim and her brother Lee spent the day at the Burkett residence – the victim’s and her brother’s biological paternal family and Valerie’s ex-husband William Burkett. RoyRead More →