Bryan Stevenson
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But because we were with him... And we quickly uncovered evidence about the coercion for some bizarre reason when they coerced these two witnesses to testify falsely against him. They tape recorded those interviews and they hid the tapes. I found the tapes by going to another courthouse and doing some discovery.
But because we were with him... And we quickly uncovered evidence about the coercion for some bizarre reason when they coerced these two witnesses to testify falsely against him. They tape recorded those interviews and they hid the tapes. I found the tapes by going to another courthouse and doing some discovery.
And the first thing you hear on this tape from the witness is, quote, you want me to frame an innocent man for murder, and I don't feel right about that. And the police officer effectively says, well, if you don't do what we want, we'll put you on death row. And they put the witness on death row for three months until he agreed to testify falsely against Mr. McMillan.
And the first thing you hear on this tape from the witness is, quote, you want me to frame an innocent man for murder, and I don't feel right about that. And the police officer effectively says, well, if you don't do what we want, we'll put you on death row. And they put the witness on death row for three months until he agreed to testify falsely against Mr. McMillan.
And the first thing you hear on this tape from the witness is, quote, you want me to frame an innocent man for murder, and I don't feel right about that. And the police officer effectively says, well, if you don't do what we want, we'll put you on death row. And they put the witness on death row for three months until he agreed to testify falsely against Mr. McMillan.
They present that evidence at trial, some other evidence. But we found out all of this stuff. We found the police officer's log that said he was at Mr. McMillan's house.
They present that evidence at trial, some other evidence. But we found out all of this stuff. We found the police officer's log that said he was at Mr. McMillan's house.
They present that evidence at trial, some other evidence. But we found out all of this stuff. We found the police officer's log that said he was at Mr. McMillan's house.
In the making.
In the making.
In the making.
You know, it comes from the people I got to represent. You're absolutely right. You know, for the six years we were working on this case... Six years? Six years.
You know, it comes from the people I got to represent. You're absolutely right. You know, for the six years we were working on this case... Six years? Six years.
You know, it comes from the people I got to represent. You're absolutely right. You know, for the six years we were working on this case... Six years? Six years.
And I would get death threats when I go into the community. We had bomb threats. We had to clear our office on multiple occasions because somebody had... made bomb threats. I started using different names. If I tried to stay in a hotel, we used rental cars because I was constantly being followed. There was so much resistance.
And I would get death threats when I go into the community. We had bomb threats. We had to clear our office on multiple occasions because somebody had... made bomb threats. I started using different names. If I tried to stay in a hotel, we used rental cars because I was constantly being followed. There was so much resistance.
And I would get death threats when I go into the community. We had bomb threats. We had to clear our office on multiple occasions because somebody had... made bomb threats. I started using different names. If I tried to stay in a hotel, we used rental cars because I was constantly being followed. There was so much resistance.
And then the ultimate insult in many ways was after having a good day in court, as you described, coming back the next day and then simply not letting people into the courtroom. And I went over to the door and said, I want to go inside because the community leader said, oh, they won't let us in. I said, what do you mean? And I went over and I said, I want to go inside.
And then the ultimate insult in many ways was after having a good day in court, as you described, coming back the next day and then simply not letting people into the courtroom. And I went over to the door and said, I want to go inside because the community leader said, oh, they won't let us in. I said, what do you mean? And I went over and I said, I want to go inside.
And then the ultimate insult in many ways was after having a good day in court, as you described, coming back the next day and then simply not letting people into the courtroom. And I went over to the door and said, I want to go inside because the community leader said, oh, they won't let us in. I said, what do you mean? And I went over and I said, I want to go inside.