Father Acquitted of Murder but Daughter Still in Prison
Richard Winfrey Sr. is beside himself. He cannot understand why the state’s highest criminal court has taken more than six months and still not decided whether his 24-year-old daughter should be acquitted of murder when the primary evidence used against her — a dog-scent lineup — has been discredited.
“How in the heck can these people keep her in prison?” he asked during a phone interview from the frigid oil fields of North Dakota, where he works 14- hour days, seven days a week, to pay for his daughter’s legal fight. “I can’t stand what they’re doing.”
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Comments (7)
Enedelia Obregon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The wheels of justice are broken - unless one has lotsa $$$$
Deborah Munson-Cardenas via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Very true Enedelia. You don't see a lot of rich people in prison.
Mark Paulson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Welcome to Texas, a place where a dog can decide who is guilty. Wow.
Lillie Goodman
WOW! I can't bebieve that a "dog-scent lineup" had to be discredited before people realized that it was NOT reliable scientific evidence!?! SCAREY! IT'S A SHAME AND A SIN (AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S NOT ILLEGAL) FOR THEM TO KEEP HER PRISON JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO. I sure hope if Texas does secede from the union that we get a chance to vote out our current leaders. I can't see where they are any better than the feds.. just sayin!
Meme Me
Yes you do see rich people behind bars...Stanford, Martha Stuart?? The problem is that you are now guilty until proven innocent.... Martha wasn't even convicted on the original charges, they couldn't prove them, so they went to plan B and they created new charges just to Get her...Stanford, had all of his monies seized well before he was convicted. So then he had no money to pay lawyers to defend him...
You laugh, Oh good the rich guy got the ax. But it is him today and maybe you tomorrow!
The problem with this system now is that it is more related to the Salem witch hunts. It doesn't matter if the true person is convicted, as long as they get "a" conviction.
Meme Me
Lillie the problem with our justice system is that none of the judges have to be qualified. It's all political.
Christine Lund
Perhaps the judge should be put in jail until he can finally find time to free her. And I can't wait to see the lawsuit settlement with double money for everyday they knew she was innocent and still held her. Really sounds like kidnapping to me.