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The Smith-Allen Case is Over!

[Note: Friends of Justice is a personal blog. I speak only for myself.]

Dear Friend of Justice,

This morning I received the wonderful news that the acquittals in the Smith/Allen case will stand. The case is over!

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/10/07/acquittals-in-head-start-case-to-stand/

I called Joseph to congratulate him right after I heard the news, and discovered that he didn’t know about it yet. (Joseph is in Boston visiting his brother.)  When I told him what had happened, he shouted, “Thank you Jesus hallelujah!” Some Boston NCRJ folks will be getting together with him this Saturday. I hope to post more after that.

-Bob Chatelle

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 7:33 pm and is filed under Innocents, Smith/Allen. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “The Smith-Allen Case is Over!”

  1. Darrell Otto says:
    October 7, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    This is great news!! I wish the best to Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen. Hopefully they can live out the rest of their lives in peace and leave this nightmare behind.

    Congratulations to you Bob, and to all the others who supported and worked for this pair as they worked to seek justice and overturn their wrongful convictions. Good luck with your celebrations. It is important to recognize and appreciate the significance of these events.

    Darrell

  2. Geoff King says:
    October 8, 2009 at 11:30 am

    Wondrful news Best wishes.

  3. Crazed Ohio Prosecutors Refuse to Give Up! | Friends of Justice says:
    December 1, 2009 at 9:10 am

    […] Court has already stated that they will not send Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen back to prison (see http://www.bobchatelle.net/10/07/innocents/the-smith-allen-case-is-over/), the Lorain County prosecutors are still trying to achieve […]