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loyalkydem

(1,678 posts)
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 07:11 PM Nov 2012

Innocent VA man STILL sits in Prison

DU, an injustice is going on in VA. Please follow this link below

http://wtkr.com/2012/11/13/attorney-generals-offices-statement-on-jonathan-montgomery/

“Virginia law will not allow the immediate release of Mr. Montgomery, and the attorney general is obligated to follow the law. Our research shows that the order from the trial court to vacate the three and a half year-old conviction appears void on its face, as the trial court does not have jurisdiction to enter the order according to Virginia’s 21-day rule. Authority to get around the rule — to pardon or commute the sentence — does not rest with the attorney general

In other words, the AG is making excuses. Can we make this go viral and help the family who needs media attention for this? I'd love to see this story go national. No innocent man should stay in prison for a crime he did not commit.

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Innocent VA man STILL sits in Prison (Original Post) loyalkydem Nov 2012 OP
I am stupefied that this can even happen. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #1
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