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118 – After a 25-Year Wrongful Incarceration, This Navy Veteran Reassembles Pieces of His Stolen Life
Show Notes [00:01] Welcome to Open Mike! [00:33] Background and bio of today’s guest, Derrick Sanders. [01:29] Hello, Mr. Sanders! Welcome to the show. [02:07] You’re a Navy veteran who was honorably discharged, you had a well-paying job. But you got involved in assaulting Jason Bowie — what was that about? [03:25] Your friend was… Read More
117- Detroit Exoneree Eric Anderson Reflects on 9 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated for a Brutal Robbery
Show Notes [00:01] Welcome to Open Mike! [00:20] Eric Anderson’s background and bio. [02:10] Welcome to the show, Eric. The story is kind of crazy and convoluted but, not to do a spoiler alert, you’re out of prison after spending nine years wrongfully incarcerated. Let’s show how ridiculous this conviction was. [03:10] April 18th, 2010,… Read More
116 – Detroit Man Who Served 17 Years for Murder Awaits New Trial After a State Prisoner Admits Guilt
Show Notes [00:07] Welcome to Open Mike! [00:26] Thelonious Searcy’s background and bio. [00:54] Welcome to the show, Thelonious. Your name came up on Episode 10 of Open Mike, and I learned about you a long time ago during the Davontae Sanford case. Your name came up because both of you were wrongfully convicted, and… Read More
115- Washtenaw County Prosecutor Leverages Capitol Hill Wisdom to Abolish Cash Bail in His Community
Show Notes [00:09] Eli Savit’s background and bio as Washtenaw County Prosecutor. [01:26] Welcome to the show, Eli! There was a prosecutor for how many years prior to you? [2:03] How was taking over an office from someone who had been there for twenty-eight years? [03:46] You were born and raised in Ann Arbor, went… Read More
114- After 32 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned for Murder, Gilbert Poole Is Reclaiming His Life
Show Notes [00:22] Welcome to Open Mike! [00:25] Gilbert Poole’s background and bio. [01:19] Welcome to the show, Gilbert! It’s so nice to have you here. We interviewed your attorney, Marla Mitchell-Cichon a few weeks ago and then you sent me a really nice email… tell our listeners and viewers what you thought of that… Read More
113 – Award-Winning Criminal Justice Attorney Implements Cutting-Edge Data to Reexamine Convictions
Show Notes [1:38] Introducing Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Assistant Director of the Quattron Center for the Fair Administration of Justice from University of Pennsylvania School of Law! [01:48] We’ve talked about conviction integrity units (CIUs) on the show before… for our viewers who aren’t aware, could you tell us what they are and what they do?… Read More
112- How a Criminal Justice Expert & Innocence Project Director Freed an Innocent Man After 32 Years
Show Notes [00:24] Background and bio of Marla Mitchell-Cichon. [00:43] Marla, welcome to Open Mike! [01:11] Can you tell us a little about the Western Michigan University Cooley Law Innocence Project? [01:47] Most Innocence Clinics focus on cases without DNA or have a mixture of cases where DNA may or may not… Read More
111 – Texas Innocence Project Director Reveals the Most Egregious Wrongful Conviction of His Career
Show Notes [00:11] Mike Ware’s background as director of Innocence Project of Texas. [02:28] Welcome to Open Mike! So, tell us, how and why did you get involved in the Lydell Grant murder case? [04:50] Was that a flat-out lie? [05:34] At trial they determined the fingernail evidence was inconclusive? [06:23] Did the defense have… Read More
