Tuesday, March 21, 2006
JUSTICE IN TEXAS FOR THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
The wrongfully convicted man will have his record expunged and could receive as much as $250,000 from the State of Texas for his wrongful conviction. Additionally, he received an apology from the Court. “I don’t know how to apologize. I don’t know where to start, but I’ll start with me and ‘I’m sorry,”’ District Judge John Creuzot said Monday as he released Gregory Wallis, now 47.
The Associated Press has reported that a man who spent eighteen years behind bars for allegedly attacking a woman in her home has been released after DNA testing excluded him as the attacker.
The wrongfully convicted man will have his record expunged and could receive as much as $250,000 from the State of Texas for his wrongful conviction. Additionally, he received an apology from the Court. “I don’t know how to apologize. I don’t know where to start, but I’ll start with me and ‘I’m sorry,”’ District Judge John Creuzot said Monday as he released Gregory Wallis, now 47.
- This case demonstrates several continuing flaws in the Family Court system in South Carolina;
- Men should be able to utilize DNA tests to disprove paternity;
- Those who are wrongfully confined to jail for contempt should be allowed to recover damages for the wrongful incarceration; and,
- There should be an inexpensive, simple, and expedient method for those confined for civil contempt to expunge their arrest records
