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Felony Conviction Overturned, But Man Is Still Locked Up

Written by Gary North on August 24, 2012

What if you were arrested? What if the arresting cops said you threw a knife under a car? What if you were sentenced to 27 years to life in prison? What if witnesses showed up 10 years later and said they did not see this? What if a court declared a mistrial?

What if you were still in prison two years later?

It happened to Daniel Larsen.

A federal magistrate ordered him released two years ago. The state attorney general has appealed the case.

The appeal is taking lots of time. So, Larsen sits. He has been in prison ever since 1999.

He is there because of a legal technicality.He had one year to file a habeas corpus action. He neglected to do this. So, he sits in prison.

Stanford Law School professor Robert Weisberg told the L.A. Times he believes the attorney general’s office is making an example out of Larsen’s case in order to prevent an “onslaught” of similar claims from other prisoners. What they’re saying is, this guy had his chances. At a certain point the music has to stop, and a case just has to be closed,” Weisberg told the paper. “We’re afraid that lots of people who were not unjustly convicted are going to be encouraged to frame their case as the injustice of the century.”

But the attorney general may decide to drop the appeal. A protesting organization has a petition signed by 100,000 registered voters. It is an election year.

Justice still prevails, if you can get 100,000 people to sign a petition.

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5 thoughts on “Felony Conviction Overturned, But Man Is Still Locked Up

  1. Police state. Unlawful detention. Lock dissenters into a mental institution. GO SEE 2016 Obama's America. You will either leave in stunned silence, or stand up and cheer like people in South Carolina did, to see that someone is telling the truth. Military exercises are being staged in Atlanta and St. Louis. Holllow point bullets are being purchased by SSA and Homeland Security. I would not have believed this in America, and no one WANTS to believe it.

  2. It seems that only elite and their "helpers" have any rights now a days. There has always been some of this, but it is increasing rapidly. Since average wage of a government employee is over $100,000 now days, I say the people who put him in jail and are refusing to release him, pay him that salary for as long as he sits in that cell. I do not mean tax payers, I mean careless attorneys, careless judges, supervisors of the police that did not do a thorough job of protecting his rights need to personally pay that to him.

  3. DEMONCATWATCH says:

    SURELY THERE IS IN OUR NATION A GROUP OF TOP NOTCH ATTORNEYS THAT SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR LAW SUITS AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO 'PROTECT AND SERVE' BUT WHO DO EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT. SEEMS LIKE THIS FIELD IS RIPE, THE BOLLS BURSTING OPEN READY FOR PICKING.

  4. This fellow should have a nice law suite against the state Attorney and others . Which one of these mockers of justice will give him two years of his life back ? Which one will restore his health ? This is an outrage and should never been allowed to happen. Who makes things right for him and his loved ones ? Who will restore his reputation? These people should have their license to practice law taken from them. We cannot allow things of this nature to go on without addressing it strongly. This is not an over site for two years enough is enough.

  5. willierickster says:

    the democraps are going to allow an Imam to stand before them at there convention and pray for the destrution of the american way of life and set up a sharia government here , to those whom particpate in such are treasonist , I pray to GOD that he forbids it , in the name of JESUS CHRIST , amen