Police were under pressure to find a sole Black male perpetrator assaulting mostly White women. According to @exonerationlist, such cases are a small minority and yet constitute half of sexual assault exonerations involving eyewitness misidentifications. https://t.co/HtCnXeF6G7
How did a jury convict Terry Talley on so little evidence?
Because he is yet another tragic example of how “presumption of innocence” and “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” mean different things to jurors depending on the race of the defendant. https://t.co/ojoEnnnGvO
Here's a timeline cleanse for your Friday evening: Terry, reunited with his loving family after 40 long years. Moments like these never get old. https://t.co/7VTpF81Tmp
When you have a confident eyewitness & officials intent to convict, science & common sense are subordinated to a compelling narrative that people simply want to believe. That’s how Terry Talley ended up wrongly convicted of several crimes he didn’t commit. https://t.co/nWkNgXT708
"I think the police clearly have a duty to review and open cases where there are compelling facts that indicate either previous evidence examination processes may have been unreliable or undependable," said LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar https://t.co/z0c2dJOVEJ
When Terry left for a police interview in 1981, his family had no idea that it would be 40 long years before he returned. Now, watching his own story on TV, he's exactly where he belongs: at home, surrounded by his loving family, finally free. https://t.co/XAHBzBUtZ4
Terry Talley spent 40 years wrongly imprisoned for not one, but multiple crimes he didn’t commit, despite no physical or reliable evidence tying him to the crime and based solely on the identification of White victims and witnesses.
According to @exonerationlist, a Black person convicted of sexual assault is three-and-a-half times more likely to be innocent than a White person convicted of sexual assault.
So, how does it happen? The answer lies in unreliable eyewitness identification, a blinding determination by the State to convict, and systemic racial bias.
According to @exonerationlist, a Black person convicted of sexual assault is three-and-a-half times more likely to be innocent than a White person convicted of sexual assault.
So, how does it happen? The answer lies in unreliable eyewitness identification, a blinding determination by the State to convict, and systemic racial bias.
63-year-old man exonerated for 4 wrongful convictions in 1981, released from prison
Terry Talley was convicted in 1981 for a series of sexual assaults. He was released last month.
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According to The National Registry of Exonerations, assaults on White women by Black men are a small minority of all sexual assaults in the US, but they constitute half of sexual assault exonerations involving eyewitness misidentifications.
When you have a confident eyewitness and officials intent to convict, science and common sense are subordinated to a compelling narrative that, for whatever reason, people simply want to believe.
That’s how Terry Talley ended up wrongfully convicted of not one, but multiple sexual assaults he didn’t commit.
When you have a confident eyewitness and officials intent to convict, science and common sense are subordinated to a compelling narrative that, for whatever reason, people simply want to believe.
That’s how Terry Talley ended up wrongfully convicted of not one, but multiple sexual assaults he didn’t commit.
Attorney, law enforcement speak on how LaGrange man wrongfully spent 40 years behind bars
After 40 years behind bars, Terry Talley was released from prison after being wrongly convicted of a series of rape and sexual assault crimes from 1981.
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Here's a timeline cleanse for your Friday evening: Terry, reunited with his loving family after nearly four decades. Moments like these never get old.
How does an innocent Black man get convicted of a series of brutally violent crimes he didn't commit?
The answer lies in unreliable eyewitness identification, blinding determination by the State to convict, and systemic racial bias. Add to that an under-resourced public defender system, set in the 1980s Deep South, and you have an infallible recipe for wrongful conviction.
The answer lies in unreliable eyewitness identification, blinding determination by the State to convict, and systemic racial bias. Add to that an under-resourced public defender system, set in the 1980s Deep South, and you have an infallible recipe for wrongful conviction.
Georgia man freed after spending 40 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit
For the first time in 40 years, Terry Talley is a free man.
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The future for Terry is bright, but there's a long road ahead. In GA, there's no statutory compensation for years lost to wrongful conviction, leaving exonerees like Terry on their own, with virtually no support from the State, to rebuild.
Want to support by donating to him directly? Terry still has a lot to do to get settled into freedom, like setting up an ID and a bank account, so we will share his personal fundraiser as soon as it’s available. In the meantime, spread the word that Georgia needs a statutory compensation law!
Want to support by donating to him directly? Terry still has a lot to do to get settled into freedom, like setting up an ID and a bank account, so we will share his personal fundraiser as soon as it’s available. In the meantime, spread the word that Georgia needs a statutory compensation law!
"I think the police clearly have a duty to review and open cases where there are compelling facts that indicate either previous evidence examination processes may have been unreliable or undependable," said LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar.
Through his partnership, and with support from the Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney, GIP secured not just one, but four exonerations and freedom for Terry Talley, who spent 40 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.
Through his partnership, and with support from the Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney, GIP secured not just one, but four exonerations and freedom for Terry Talley, who spent 40 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.
LaGrange man exonerated in sexual assault cases after 40 years in prison - LaGrange Daily News
A LaGrange man has been released from prison after 40 years after new DNA evidence has come to light.
lagrangenews.com