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Link. this has been making the rounds on a number of sites I read.
Guy was convicted of killing the mother of his girlfriend in 1963, because she wouldn't allow her daughter to marry him. The Mother Jones article cited in the ABA report has the full story.
His conviction was overturned because of police misconduct in obtaining a confession, which also resulted in the suppression of all evidence obtained following the confession. in addition to confessing, he later lead the police to the murder weapon (!), but that was suppressed as well, under the legal doctrine that says all evidence that stems from a unconstitutional confession should also be suppressed.
he had allegedly shot a store owner in a robbery attempt earlier the same day he murdered the woman, and was fingered for the crime by the store owner.
he was never tried for that crime... He served six years in prison for murder before the Indiana Supreme Court overturned his conviction (the police interrogation was coercive, he should've been given an attorney), and ordered a re-trial. he was never re-tried due to a lack of untainted evidence, and no attempt was made to charge him for the robbery because of the time that had elapsed since then.
after being released, he rejoined the Army after being released, then went to a small commuter school in Indiana on the GI Bill, and law school at Howard...
I actually agree with the conviction being overturned, but still:
1.) how the hell did the DC bar admit this creep as a practicing attorney? they keep people out of for a lot less... like personal bankruptcy or too many DUIs.
and
2.) the NRA didn't have a problem with any of this??? I guess they don't do any background checks there either (zing.)
Guy was convicted of killing the mother of his girlfriend in 1963, because she wouldn't allow her daughter to marry him. The Mother Jones article cited in the ABA report has the full story.
His conviction was overturned because of police misconduct in obtaining a confession, which also resulted in the suppression of all evidence obtained following the confession. in addition to confessing, he later lead the police to the murder weapon (!), but that was suppressed as well, under the legal doctrine that says all evidence that stems from a unconstitutional confession should also be suppressed.
he had allegedly shot a store owner in a robbery attempt earlier the same day he murdered the woman, and was fingered for the crime by the store owner.
he was never tried for that crime... He served six years in prison for murder before the Indiana Supreme Court overturned his conviction (the police interrogation was coercive, he should've been given an attorney), and ordered a re-trial. he was never re-tried due to a lack of untainted evidence, and no attempt was made to charge him for the robbery because of the time that had elapsed since then.
after being released, he rejoined the Army after being released, then went to a small commuter school in Indiana on the GI Bill, and law school at Howard...
I actually agree with the conviction being overturned, but still:
1.) how the hell did the DC bar admit this creep as a practicing attorney? they keep people out of for a lot less... like personal bankruptcy or too many DUIs.
and
2.) the NRA didn't have a problem with any of this??? I guess they don't do any background checks there either (zing.)
