Man spent 28 years in prison after his friend accused him of murder. Now, the friend said he lied.

RunawayGrain · 2016-08-10T12:26:21+00:00

“Innocence is in vogue now,”

Added Mekeel, “They jeopardize the stability and reliability of our justice system.”

Mekeel continued, stating that he considers reopening cases based on recanted testimony to be a threat to the American legal system.

And from a different article:

Defense attorney Chris Mumma is hopeful Small will go free -- no physical evidence tied him to the death of Pam Dreher at her fish shop -- and she says in court filings there's "absolutely no remaining evidence of guilt in the case."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-small-convicted-of-murder-as-a-teen-has-shot-at-freedom-north-carolina/

If that's the case, Mekeel should be put in this guys place.

Leinadro · 2016-08-10T12:32:46+00:00

Damn.

That mam has missed so much.

Just for a little bit of perspective:

When he went to prison the NES was the top console.

Cell phones were still large bricks.

Madonna, Prince, and Michael Jackson were the top music acts and rap was in its infancy.

Damn. That man has missed so much. I think I can say for as mean as it sounds if he went back and killed that "friend" I would have a hard time holding it against him.

9279 · 2016-08-10T19:50:18+00:00

Hopefully he gets restotution so he doesnt have to ever work again. Not just because he will have trouble finding a job and if he doesit won't pay well, but insteadso he hasthe freedomto try and catch up on lost time and experience things.

thrway_1000 · 2016-08-10T13:23:48+00:00

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wwwhistler · 2016-08-12T07:01:38+00:00

are we to think that this was the only time those officers did this?....just this one time?

Title	Man spent 28 years in prison after his friend accused him of murder. Now, the friend said he lied.
Author	GryphonFeathers
Upvotes	47
Comments	6
Date	August 10, 2016 12:00 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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