A lot of the prisoners who plead innocence seem palpably guilty. But this is an exception. Apart from even whether he did it or not, the handling of the case from the beginning was outrageous. First, eye-witness testimony should be severely limited. Many of us couldn't even recognize our siblings if they grew a beard and these total strangers presumably have the cognitive capacity to identify others, and through a photograph no less. Absurd.
Of course there's eye witness and eye witness. A student's testimony that he saw his dorm mate come home at 3 in the morning with blood on his hands is one kind of eye witness testimony that is legit. The other kind, where a woman says a man whom she never met before assaulted her is completely different. At best it should be collateral evidence but no one should go to prison on that alone (apart from DNA, video cameras,circumstantial evidence, etc.).
I can't believe a judge would convict on the basis she had. I also can't understand, as the son said, why a public defender would risk a bench trial. As the son said, you're more likely to create reasonable doubt in a jury than in a judge.
Then how does the wife escape suspicion or investigation? That doesn't make sense either. Isn't it a basic principle of police work that you go with the spouse first? You go with the motive, and spouses or ex's have obvious motive, ESPECIALLY in a contentious child custody dispute. Wasn't that MOTIVE enough for these Einsteins?
they did go to her didnt you watch the whole show? they interviewed her and obviously didnt find anything to hold her accountable for the crime dahhhhhh
The number of these cases in America is terrifying. I could never live there because of the justice system and the way the police behave. It is a frightening county. The weird thing is that they think they are the land of the free but in reality they have the most prisoners of any nation in the history of the world. They have the most police offers assaulting and killing people in the world. This is not a free country.
nowayshirlock is actually hose77 on another blog site. Your busted. You don't live outside the U.S. and again, I'm calling you out. As stated many times by others who see thru your smokescreen, the term ' psycho ' is the predominant feature here, of your post.
Like others have said, why on earth didn't the police pursue the ex wife. The police believed she was responsible for at least planning the murder, but didn't chase her up for the crime. What the heck was that about?
This is so typical of incompetence on the bench. Judge Disco had a long record of this and at the time was given position using affirmative action. She should be exposed for this incompetence involving this case and others which she sat on the bench for and lose any benefits she receives for her stupidity. She will be judged someday and the compared to the 27 years it won't even be measureable. I guess I am saying I hope she rots in hell.
God bless Centurion Ministries indeed! I used to wonder why God's 9th commandment was so specific: "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Why not just say,"You shall not lie,"? Now that I am older, I see why this is so important. A lying witness, especially someone in authority like a police detective, can, by their deceitful words, destroy a man's reputation, relationships, career, and entire life. He can even cause a man to be executed- a tremendous power and one not to be misused. Yes, this law needs to be in the top 10. There is enough injustice in this case to disgust even the most hardened of cynics. Any cop that pulls this sort of stunt should have to pay reparations and it should come right out of their pension. One way to avoid this sort of wretched behavior would be to have all case files-in their entirety- reviewed by independent panels in cases where sentences of over 10 years are involved. Appeals Courts are supposed to catch this sort of thing- but it seems that most often they simply rubber-stamp the lower courts' decisions-not caring that people's LIVES are on the line. Blessings and Joy to father and son from another Colorado kid!
Well said. Another reasonable measure would be to remove the umbrella of immunity law enforcement and DAs operate under in the courtroom. Their crimes of perjury should be punished to at least the same standards of any other citizen, if not more, considering they are sworn enforcers of the law. Thank you for the blessings here in CO. NICK
I feel the police need to re interview the widow. Obviously this was done to get her ex husband out of the custody battle. UNREAL that they aren't questioning her more. they are probably ashamed that they put an innocent man in prison for so long. we all hate to admit we are wrong. but they could give themselves a good name by finally arresting and putting the ex wife in prison. Im sure the clues to the yellow car would be traced back to her somehow. And it would be easy to interview the people around her to find a suspect that pulled the trigger. there is more to this story that is untold. the ex wife is guilty.
look i happen to know the ex wife very well and she had nothing to do with it, so u need to keep your dumb thoughts to yourelf. were you there? maybe you did it. as far as her other ex husband mike flick well.... 48 hours need to do back ground checks on who they air on their show. this mike flick has a record a mile long and 48 hours is gonna use his ignorant statement against his ex wife and air that? seriously?
SUSIEMBROWN, I also know the ex wife and if you truly know Jeanne then you wouldn't be bringing up "Records" Because Jeanne also has committed many crimes that she has been convicted of; and obviously more that she hasn't. I also know Mike Flick, and he is a very sweet man; who has no reason to lie. And if your only defense that Jeanne didn't do it is that Mike has a "Record" then you should step away from the keyboard. Mike Flick's record is irrelevant, she confessed to hiring a hit man to take out her ex husband; people who commit crimes are not incapable of listening to others who commit them also. It is tragic that Jeanne got away with this and I hope for the sake of her current husband and future husbands she is brought to justice before 48 hours has to do a double feature when the black widow strikes again.
Congrats to Frank and his family! It's so nice to see the wonderful father/son relationship that they have despite what they have been through. I agree with another comment that if anyone deserves the 27 million dollars, it's Frank O'Connell. Good luck to you and enjoy the rest of your life!
The entire trial (if that's what they call it) was a joke. There was no physical evidence produced at all... it was all heresay and witness testimony of people who were coerced by the detectives. For this case alone, the judge should be disbarred and the detectives should be reprimanded and be ordered to pay monetary damages to Mr. McConnell for the undue stress and torture they put him through for the past 27 years! f Of course, we all know California is bankrupt, so what's right will never be done and the real criminals; judge,cops, and detectives... will continue to "earn" their exhorbitant salaries, pensions, sick leave and vacations... and Mr. McConnell will get nothing.
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If ANYONE deserves $27 million for spending the last 28 years wrongfully imprisoned, Frank McConnell is the man! I would like the question answered, WHY is it that police can lie to suspects during an interrogation, but the suspect can't lie to police? It makes no sense whatsoever. In a few words, the cops are saying, "Do as I say, not as I do." Our system is broken badly, and as long as we allow things like this to happen, people like OJ and Casey Anthony will "walk away"... and people like Frank McConnell will be wrongfully imprisoned. He 'believed' in the system, and yet the judge found him guilty due to OVERWHELMING? evidence. I say she goes to jail for making an overwhelming mistake that cost this innocent man a near lifetime behind bars. It's disgusting and appallling!
All across small towns in tn there are innocent people in prison for crimes they didn't commit because police lied in court made up evidence that would convict people they knew were innocent.Its not unusual in small southern towns to see this because the local townspeople believe whatever police say they figure you must be guilty of something or the police would never have arrested you.Most are poor and represented by an over worked public defender who probably spends ten minutes on your case but its the lies the police swear in court that has sent many poor TENNESSEANS to prison. just my opinion
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Of course there's eye witness and eye witness. A student's testimony that he saw his dorm mate come home at 3 in the morning with blood on his hands is one kind of eye witness testimony that is legit. The other kind, where a woman says a man whom she never met before assaulted her is completely different. At best it should be collateral evidence but no one should go to prison on that alone (apart from DNA, video cameras,circumstantial evidence, etc.).
I can't believe a judge would convict on the basis she had. I also can't understand, as the son said, why a public defender would risk a bench trial. As the son said, you're more likely to create reasonable doubt in a jury than in a judge.
Then how does the wife escape suspicion or investigation? That doesn't make sense either. Isn't it a basic principle of police work that you go with the spouse first? You go with the motive, and spouses or ex's have obvious motive, ESPECIALLY in a contentious child custody dispute. Wasn't that MOTIVE enough for these Einsteins?
Free speech is great, except it never changes a thing! It just makes us feel good for a moment in time.