"Our elected [D.A.] Glenn Funk went back to court, told the court 'we got this wrong, these people are innocent,' and yet here they are still convicted of these crimes. One of them's still in prison. That's how difficult it is to undo convictions ... and help innocent people who are languishing."

Ppropublica.bsky.socialAug 17, 2024 4:54pm

Twenty years after Russell Maze’s conviction for killing his infant son, attorneys in the conviction-review unit in the Nashville DA’s office reviewed the case and concluded that Maze was innocent. But would that be enough to overturn his conviction?

The DA Says He’s Innocent. He Might Spend Life in Prison Anyway.

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