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Episode 3: Open and Shut

2020/9/17
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Delia D'Ambra
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Gary Trawick
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Lane DeGregory
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Delia D'Ambra:本集深入探讨了Clifton Spencer的谋杀案,案件中存在明显的种族偏见、律师Romalis Murphy的严重失职以及可能存在的错判。调查显示,关键证据不足以支持对Clifton Spencer的定罪,而检察官H.P. Williams为了安抚白人选民,在证据不足的情况下推动了Clifton Spencer的逮捕和起诉。律师Romalis Murphy的表现极其糟糕,几乎没有为Clifton Spencer进行辩护,并误导了他关于刑期的信息,最终导致Clifton Spencer接受了认罪协议。法官Gary Trawick虽然承认案件中存在种族因素,但他认为没有足够的证据证明律师Romalis Murphy的失职,驳回了Clifton Spencer的上诉请求。然而,案件中存在其他嫌疑人,例如Mike Brandon,以及检察官H.P. Williams暗示自己现在对Clifton Spencer的案子有不同的看法,这些都指向了案件可能存在的冤假错案。 Clifton Spencer:我坚信自己是无辜的,我的认罪是由于律师的失职和种族偏见造成的。律师Romalis Murphy没有尽到他的职责,没有充分调查案件,也没有向我提供关键证据。他反复劝说我认罪,并误导了我关于刑期的信息。我感到非常愤怒和无奈,我的生命因为别人的失误而被浪费了。 Romalis Murphy:已故,生前曾多次因律师行为不当受到处罚。 H.P. Williams:拒绝接受采访,但他暗示自己现在对Clifton Spencer的案子有不同的看法,这为案件的重新调查提供了新的线索。 Gary Trawick:法官,驳回了Clifton Spencer的上诉请求,因为他认为没有足够的证据证明律师Romalis Murphy的失职。但他承认案件中存在种族因素,并且在判决后,他得知当地社区仍然有人认为Clifton Spencer可能不是真正的凶手。 Edgar Barnes:Clifton Spencer的代理律师,他为Clifton Spencer进行了积极的辩护,并成功地将Clifton Spencer最初上诉中的其他两点重新纳入考虑范围。 Lane DeGregory:记者,她认为Clifton Spencer的案子存在种族因素,并且调查可能存在不足。 Wayne Morris:证人,他认为Clifton Spencer是无辜的。 Mike Brandon:另一个嫌疑人,他的指纹也在案发现场。

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Clifton Spencer is believed by North Carolina investigators to be Stacey Stanton's killer, but many locals doubt his guilt. The pressure to solve the case led to his arrest, despite initial lack of evidence.

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Clifton Spencer fights his conviction in court and wins a small victory...but a bigger battle is still head. Delia uncovers that the events from three decades ago still weigh heavy on key players in the case.

 

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