I think he is very committed to this issue and he's very passionate about improving the criminal justice system, as he spoke about [during the event]. I believe he feels that it's critical, and given his experience, I think he can play a role in helping to change what is an unjust system. |
Once a person is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, there is [sic] enormous obstacles they face in turning that around. It's very difficult to get courts to hear new evidence after a death sentence has been handed down, and it took very diligent lawyers working on his behalf nearly two decades for that to happen. |
They needed to find a person who they could target and convict, and he was the person that they manufactured this around. |