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An exception or the rule? — Dallas exonerates another one

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Dallas County has another exoneration A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mother’s embrace Thursday after being told he was a free man. Patrick Waller, along with Innocence Project director John Stickels, rejoices as the decision is announced. Patrick Waller’s sobs were the only sound at a crowded hearing attended by four other inmates also exonerated by DNA testing. “It’s all right, honey,” Patricia Cunningham told her son. “It’s over. You’re out of here. You’re going home.” Waller had been behind bars since 1992 for aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping stemming from the abduction of a Dallas couple...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on July 03, 2008 (boomark / email).