With the help of Philly DA Larry Krasner’s conviction integrity unit, a Philly man is cleared of murder after 34 years by evidence that was in the police file all along. inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
The DA’s search of the police file yielded “extensive undisclosed documents” including evidence that the state’s main informant-witness failed a polygraph, identified a different perpetrator, and sought a benefit in his legal case.
https://twitter.com/davidminpdx/status/1408464421907615750
A second state witness “had previously given a false statement in a different murder case.” inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
In interviews both witnesses said they felt coerced into giving false statements.
“They threaten you. They will use your family... taking your kids... When you tell the truth, they don’t care. They’ll accept the lies, but they won’t accept the truth.” inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
“They threaten you. They will use your family... taking your kids... When you tell the truth, they don’t care. They’ll accept the lies, but they won’t accept the truth.” inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
The other witness said “detectives came to her home and woke her up, threatening to arrest her if she didn’t testify. ‘It was him or me...They were threatening me with putting me in jail.’” inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
And let’s be clear what role judges have played in all this. THEY TURN A BLIND EYE, over and over again. inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr… 
Here is how the wrongfully convicted man reacted when finally saw the evidence that had been covered up in case: inquirer.com/news/curtis-cr…
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