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My question concerns my brother he was falsly accused of murder he has
> been in jail for 2 years and just recently had his trial which he was > talked into having a bench trial by his lawyer. The lawyer did not fight > the case to best of his ability because our family has not had any extra > funds to pay him we always tell him how we appreciate his work and we do > understand that money talks. To make a long story short at the day of the > trial my cousin noticed some sugnificant details as to why my brothers case > didn't go as well, first the judge was very familiar with the plaintiffs > family secondly there was a remark made that the lawyer stated he didn't > care because the family wasn't paying him. In the beginning we (the family) told > him the lawyer we would not be able to pay the money upfront and he was still willing > to take the case. My biggest question and concern is how do I go about > getting to get a retrial for my brother because all they have against him > is a forced confession which was videotaped ! > and the lawyer didn\'t show that in the courtroom and he wouldn\'t let any > of his witnesses speak either. Where do we begin? Is it a good idea to > petition the Supreme Court? Please help my brother is looking at 30 yrs. > > > |
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