24 years and 8 months. Exculpatory evidence suppressed. Far too many prosecutors are evil. Something must be done. ---- Fleming told his attorneys he had paid a bill for phone calls made from his Florida hotel room the night before Rush was killed, and he believed the receipt was in his pocket when police arrested him. But authorities told the defense he had no such receipt, according to Koss. In the course of the investigation, the Conviction Review Unit found the receipt in police records, time stamped and dated -- solidifying Flemings claim that he was in Florida at the time of the killing, according to the district attorneys office. This is proof of alibi that was basically purposely withheld, Koss said. The review unit also interviewed Flemings former girlfriend, who said she called Fleming the night of the killing while he was still at his hotel in Florida. The investigation found her story to be credible, with phone records to support it. The prosecution also produced a witness who said she saw Fleming commit the crime. According to Koss, the woman recanted her testimony weeks after Flemings conviction. She later testified in front of a judge that she was on parole and had been arrested with another woman for being in a stolen van the night of the killing. She said police persuaded her to give a statement against Fleming to avoid going back to jail.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:58:21 +0000
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