Bruce Lisker was accused, and eventually convicted of killing his mother and spent 26 years in prison. Finally a judge reviewed the evidence and released him. It appeared that the prosecution distorted the truth, hid evidence of another suspect, and that Bruce did not have good defense or a fair trial.
Lisker has been out of prison, but "on bail" for some reason. Now Deputy Attorney General Bob Breton as filed an appeal to put him back in prison. His appeal is based upon a minor technicality that says that prisoners are not allowed to file "late appeals."
If Lisker is put back into prison, I think this will be another example where a prosecution drive to "win the case at all costs" will affect jury decisions forever and possibly allow the guilty to go free. If potential jurors see that prosecutors will hide evidence and deny ever making a mistake to keep innocent people in prison, they will be much more reluctant to convict.
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