Serving life in prison for a murder. Prosecutors had evidence that he was 'likely innocent' ...

[left-of-center2012]

Serving life in prison for a murder. Prosecutors had evidence that he was 'likely innocent' for 27 years

After serving nearly 28 years in prison, a Philadelphia man was freed after authorities publicly acknowledged that police and prosecutors had evidence that pointed to other suspects. Chester Hollman III, 48, was released Monday from a state prison in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Gwendolyn N. Bright had ruled that Hollman was "likely innocent" of the 1991 killing of Tae Jung Ho.

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office recently said prosecutors and police had credible evidence linking at least three other people, including a person who was driving the suspects' SUV, to the crime for years. They noted that an anonymous caller told police the name of the driver less than 24 hours after the crime, but that tip was never shared with defense attorneys, prosecutors said in a recent court filing.

Assistant District Attorney Patricia Cummings, head of the office's conviction integrity unit, told reporters Monday that it was "pretty clear" that Hollman might never have stood trial if police and prosecutors working on the case had disclosed some of the evidence they had to the defense.

"Knowing that you're in prison for something that you didn't do and trying to convince people that you're not lying, your innocence is true, it's real, it's an uphill battle," Hollman told CNN affiliate KYW.



https://www.10news.com/news/national/he-was-serving-life-in-prison-for-a-murder-prosecutors-had-evidence-that-he-was-likely-innocent-for-27-years

[marble falls]

1. When clearing cases is more important clearing the innocent.

[ret5hd]

2. "Better that 10 innocent men rot in prison...

than my desk be cluttered!"

Isn't that the old saying? I think I got it right.

[malaise]

3. Didn't even have to look to know

he was black.

[gopiscrap]

4. exactly

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. but surely, he's the racist for being black while innocent!

[malaise]

6. Of course

[uponit7771]

9. +1, this is currently MAGA Cults defense strategy; pointing out racism is racist

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[obamanut2012]

7. Hopefully Curtis Flowers will be the next one released n/t

[Karadeniz]

10. I hope he at least makes a bundle after this. Terrible.