Re: For Snyder: Movie 'Convicted' about FRA


"Bo Raxo" <crimenewscenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Apr 6, 3:31 pm, "Bo Raxo" <crimenewscen...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm in the middle of watching this right now - Carrol O'Conner is the
prosecutor, John Laroquette is the accused, Lindsy Wagner is the wife
that stands by him, and it's all based on a true story.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0090875/

"Fact-based story about a Tennessee letter carrier who was falsely
convicted of a rape. However, his legal problems continue even after
the real rapist confesses. "

It's on Encore-Drama (Pacific time zone feed). It's your new favorite
movie - check it out.

Thanks, I wasn't familiar with this case (Douglas Forbes).

Whoops, correction, it wasn't a false rape allegation, it was multiple
victims identifying the wrong individual - bad eyewitness testimony.

Well, it was still a false conviction. Alleged victims weren't
to blame (at least weren't acting out of malice), but an innocent
man still went to prison. The kind of victim that Tiny cares
not a whit about...


A short article about the case can be found at:
http://www.tba.org/Journal_TBArchives/apr03/TBJ-apr03-article.html

And an interesting footnote to the case at:
http://www.tba.org/Journal_TBArchives/may03/TBJ-may03-letters.html

BTW: I read in a footnote that when Forbes was released, at least
some of his alleged victims moved out of the state. Apparently they
were still not convinced that he was innocent.



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