Innocent Black Man Spent 50 Years in Prison, His Compensation Will Annoy The Hell out of You

[Superbadbrutha]

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Nice drama, Whitey.

Hope it keeps you awake at night.





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Actually, it was a tragic injustice, to take away 48yrs of a man's life. So go hee haw somewhere else Jackass.

 

[JGalt]

So you would have gotten 100 pounds of Meth, 100 trailer park tricks, 100 bottles of Jack Daniels and a chance to party with Ozzy Osborne.

Good comeback.

 

[westwall]

A man found guilty in a 1975 murder has spent what the National Registry of Exonerations calls the longest prison sentence on a wrongful conviction. Glynn Simmons, now 71 years old, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that left the clerk of a liquor store in Edmond, Okla. dead, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.

A witness to the incident and a patron who was shot but survived both told the police they couldn’t make out who the robbers were. However, somehow Simmons ended up getting swept into a lineup and was charged with both robbery and capital murder.

Simmons spent 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison—two of those years on death row, the registry noted.

Simmons’ co-defendant was released on parole back in 2008. And it wasn’t until this past July that Oklahoma County district attorney Vicki Behenna found prosecutors failed to turn over evidence in the case and the eyewitness identified multiple suspects in the crime. Behenna then declined to retry Simmons but left it to Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo to declare him innocent.

The ruling makes Simmons eligible for up to $175,000 in compensation from the state for wrongful conviction and opens the door for a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma City and law enforcement involved in Simmons’ arrest and conviction, defense attorney Joe Norwood said Wednesday.

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We see this happen over and over to black men. Any Nword will do, the first one we find is guilty.

175.000 for spending 48yrs in prison for a crime you didn't commit, this is disgrace.

A fine example of the US Justice System and to think some of you Mod Edit: Clean Start are on here crying about Trump being mistreated.

Agreed. He is entitled to far more. They stole his life from him.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Yeah... That sucks...

Looks like the victims family and the prosecutor that prosecuted his case were working to get him release in 2014...

“I don’t think he did it. I really don’t..” said the murder victim’s sister Janice Smith.

Smith wrote a letter to Simmons a few years ago.

She is now convinced Simmons is innocent.

“I hope he does get out. I believe he’s innocent.” Smith said. “He shouldn’t have to be in there this long.”

The Pardon and Parole Board is Glynn Simmons’ last hope.

Simmons has the support of the victim’s family and the prosecutor who put him on death row.

Former Oklahoma County Assistant District Attorney, Bob Mildfelt has written a letter of support to the Pardon and Parole Board in support of Glynn Simmons saying, in part, “I remember your case very well. I realize the evidence was thing against you…. Your case has troubled me these many years because of the many questions unanswered by the evidence we had.”

https://kfor.com/news/local/prosecutor-family-believe-convicted-murder-could-be-innocent/

In 1975 all we had was eye-witness testimony...and the victim that survived got up in court and swore that those were the men that shot her in the head.

And that was why a jury convicted him.

A witness to the incident and a patron who was shot but survived both told the police they couldn’t make out who the robbers were.

What eyewitness testimony?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Stuff happens. If he is indeed innocent, that is tragic. That it happens "over and over" to black men is just goofy.

For you to then bring President Trump into this thread is sheer desperation.

Why?

Another fool in denial, I can give you a list of black men from the Scottsboro Boys up to this black man that this has happened to.

Because you fools cry and whine that Trump is being done an injustice, yet the idiot walks around doing what he has always done. Here is a man who was locked up for almost 50yrs for a crime he didn't commit.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

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Tragedy happens.

Adults get over it.

Those who refuse to grow up suck the victimhood tit forever.

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You stupid ass hag, tell that to us when you have served 48yrs for a crime you didn't commit.

 

[Markle]

Why do you call it "goofy?"

Because it does not happen over and over, that's inferring that it happens frequently; it does not.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

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Go ahead.

We'll wait.




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Quit your whining.

It would be great if your little pink ass could do 48yrs for a crime you didn't commit, then and only then could you tell us about whining.

 

[pknopp]

It's impossible for any true justice to happen here unless those who withheld evidence go to prison.

 

[Polishprince]

The Edmond PD is going to have a difficult time solving this case for sure. How would you like to be the detective to get this file?

 

[MarcATL]

Because it does not happen over and over, that's inferring that it happens frequently; it does not.

So to you "goofy" is when something isn't happening over and over?

 

[Blaster]

I hope pussies like you one day have to endure just a taste of what black folks have.

Everyone has the same opportunities regardless of race or gender.

 

[BS Filter]

A man found guilty in a 1975 murder has spent what the National Registry of Exonerations calls the longest prison sentence on a wrongful conviction. Glynn Simmons, now 71 years old, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that left the clerk of a liquor store in Edmond, Okla. dead, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.

A witness to the incident and a patron who was shot but survived both told the police they couldn’t make out who the robbers were. However, somehow Simmons ended up getting swept into a lineup and was charged with both robbery and capital murder.

Simmons spent 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison—two of those years on death row, the registry noted.

Simmons’ co-defendant was released on parole back in 2008. And it wasn’t until this past July that Oklahoma County district attorney Vicki Behenna found prosecutors failed to turn over evidence in the case and the eyewitness identified multiple suspects in the crime. Behenna then declined to retry Simmons but left it to Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo to declare him innocent.

The ruling makes Simmons eligible for up to $175,000 in compensation from the state for wrongful conviction and opens the door for a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma City and law enforcement involved in Simmons’ arrest and conviction, defense attorney Joe Norwood said Wednesday.

MSN

We see this happen over and over to black men. Any Nword will do, the first one we find is guilty.

175.000 for spending 48yrs in prison for a crime you didn't commit, this is disgrace.

A fine example of the US Justice System and to think some of you Mod Edit: Clean Start are on here crying about Trump being mistreated.

Shit happens. That money will buy a lot of Skittles and iced tea.

 

[Markle]

It would be great if your little pink ass could do 48yrs for a crime you didn't commit, then and only then could you tell us about whining.

Specifically, what should we do?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Specifically, what should we do?

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That's it.......................... they haven't a clue, beyond "Gimme all your shit".

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[Markle]

Easy for you to say fucktard.

Yep, it sure is. Now, what should be done?

 

[Yarddog]

A man found guilty in a 1975 murder has spent what the National Registry of Exonerations calls the longest prison sentence on a wrongful conviction. Glynn Simmons, now 71 years old, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that left the clerk of a liquor store in Edmond, Okla. dead, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.

A witness to the incident and a patron who was shot but survived both told the police they couldn’t make out who the robbers were. However, somehow Simmons ended up getting swept into a lineup and was charged with both robbery and capital murder.

Simmons spent 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison—two of those years on death row, the registry noted.

Simmons’ co-defendant was released on parole back in 2008. And it wasn’t until this past July that Oklahoma County district attorney Vicki Behenna found prosecutors failed to turn over evidence in the case and the eyewitness identified multiple suspects in the crime. Behenna then declined to retry Simmons but left it to Oklahoma County District Judge Amy Palumbo to declare him innocent.

The ruling makes Simmons eligible for up to $175,000 in compensation from the state for wrongful conviction and opens the door for a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma City and law enforcement involved in Simmons’ arrest and conviction, defense attorney Joe Norwood said Wednesday.

MSN

We see this happen over and over to black men. Any Nword will do, the first one we find is guilty.

175.000 for spending 48yrs in prison for a crime you didn't commit, this is disgrace.

A fine example of the US Justice System and to think some of you Mod Edit: Clean Start are on here crying about Trump being mistreated.

He should take the 175K and get the best lawyer, but someone will do it for free anyway. he'll get millions and should get that if prosecutors hid evidence that would have exhonerated him.

 

[okfine]

He deserves at least $1.7M. Thats $35K for 49 years.

 

[pknopp]

Specifically, what should we do?

Start supporting police reforms. It's likely those responsible for withholding evidence are dead but there are other cases where they are not and for some reason we refuse to hold them criminally accountable.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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George Floyd died by suicide/drug overdose.

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