[Note: Friends of Justice is a personal blog. I speak only for myself.]
Dear Friend of Justice,
I got little sleep last night and I’m a bit groggy.
I had hoped that Joseph had somehow misunderstood the message from his attorney, because what he told me was so bizarre. But — alas — his awful news is true. The state of Ohio wants to send an innocent man back to prison, ostensibly because his incompetent lawyer neglected to file something in 1994. I suspect the real reason is to enable the prosecutors and their defenders to save face.
Here is a news story.
Here is the text of the decision about Joseph Allen.
Here is the Nancy Smith decision.
I sometimes envy those who have no conscience. I’m sure they sleep quite well at night.
-Bob Chatelle
