Though it seems like exonerated people are being released from prison left and right these days, one guy still sits behind bars. A rally is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Frank Crowley Courts Building to call attention to the...
The first column I wrote about Ben Spencer talked about how slowly the justice system was moving on his claim of a wrongful conviction. That was four years ago. And still the system grinds on. I suppose it's a victory...
I have been hammering on the need to reexamine the conviction and life sentence given to Ben Spencer. In case you missed it, let me call your attention to a letter to the editor in Sunday's newspaper. The foreman of...
Word is that State District Judge Rick Magnis will issue his recommendation Friday on whether Ben Spencer should get a new trial. I have written several columns over the years about Mr. Spencer, who says he was wrongly convicted in...
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