The Wrongfully Convicted Need a Voice. FACTS vs. FICTION

My son was accused the death of his girlfriend's baby. The girlfriend (co-defendant in the case) told the Columbia Police Department for the first 7 of her 11 hours of interrogation, that my son Cody "NEVER hurt her daughter."  Only the actual perp. would have known that. Mother was taking ZOLOFT for Postpartum Depression. (See Side Effects) Between 12 am and 1 am, She "changed" her story and told interrogators about a few bruises that her daughter had after my son moved into the home. She did not know how those bruises got there. Her daughter was beginning to walk. The prosecutor had already filed a complaint against my son at around 9-10 PM on the 1st of March, 2014.-with a 2 million dollar (CASH ONLY) bond before arresting the co-defendant at 3:00 AM the next morning, March 2, 2014. She was also charged with second degree murder and her bail was 1 million (CASH ONLY) she was given a bond reduction and placed on house arrest only weeks later.

Tunnel Vision was obvious. The police investigated ONLY my son. Much evidence existed to suggest the co-defendant was the perpetrator but left out at trial. I.E. her Deposition and Her Interrogation. The prosecutor stated during my son's trial that "We never thought the mother did this to her baby." Hence, she was not investigated. The mother's 911 call still sends chills down my spine to this very day. She had no emotion and she left the room while my son was attempting to perform CPR. The dispatcher had to tell her to go into the room where my son was doing CPR to describe the protocol for "INFANT" CPR. the co-defendant was in a room with her dogs instead. You could hear my son crying in the background.

If one of your family members ever become the target of a tunnel vision investigation, I can tell you, the prosecution and detectives will make up anything they can to solidify a conviction. The prosecutor is NOT "TRANSPARENT". There is exculpatory evidence that would implicate the mother of the baby.Which is why she avoided trial and plead to lesser charges and testified against my son, which convicted my son. But the Columbia Police and Prosecutor withheld it from the jury so the prosecutor was guaranteed his conviction.  

The outdated Reid Technique of police interrogations has been proven ineffective and a tool of torture by the United Nations. Yet, we Americans allow police to lie, to intimidate, to create fiction and to victimize innocent people and even the perpetrators themselves to implicate an innocent person into a false confession or accusation. Many spending years in prison before someone takes on the case (usually, pro bono) because the family has exhausted funds trying to get the "system" to see the facts and be unbiased. Several have even died by execution or incarcerated because of the unbalanced scales of justice.

A recent jury trial I attended, during voir dire, a woman spoke up and said, "you have the defendant sitting there, we're all presuming he's guilty or you wouldn't be trying him." I ask you, is there such a thing anymore as 'innocent until proven guilty', when the prosecution fills the media with half-truths, character assassinations and the defense are told not to speak to the media. So the only story out there is the one coming from the prosecutor trying to get his conviction. The defendant is tried by public opinion. Mass media coverage plays a large roll in getting convictions.

The prosecutor does not care about guilt or innocence. The prosecutor cares about a win. Nothing more. Until we Americans renounce the technique of investigation that is pervasive in our criminal justice system and adopt a style that embraces truth, integrity and actual investigation on all fronts, like the United Kingdom and other European countries, we will continue to convict innocent men and women alike. I am suggesting the PEACE investigation method.

I ask our legislation to initiate a bill to get rid of the John A. Reid techniques of torture and reeducate our police officers to 'tell the truth'. Get rid of the tunnel vision and look at all individuals around a crime scene. And stop excluding evidence that could prove the innocence of the defendant because it may ruin your case. One innocent person in jail or prison is a violation to all of us. As exoneration rates increase, we sit here waiting for legislation to end this madness. Families of and innocent convicts themselves are at your mercy. Criminal Justice Reform Now.

*ADVERSE EFFECTS OF RX AES WAS TAKING AT TIME OF FS DEATH:

What is the most important information I should know about Zoloft?
Do not stop taking sertraline, even when you feel better. Only your healthcare provider can determine the length of treatment that is right for you.

Missing doses of sertraline may increase your risk for relapse in your symptoms.

Stopping sertraline abruptly may result in one or more of the following withdrawal symptoms: irritability, nausea, feeling dizzy, vomiting, nightmares, headache, and/or paresthesias (prickling, tingling sensation on the skin).

Depression is also a part of bipolar illness.  People with bipolar disorder who take antidepressants may be at risk for "switching" from depression into mania.  Symptoms of mania include "high" or irritable mood, very high self esteem, decreased need for sleep, pressure to keep talking, racing thoughts, being easily distracted, frequently involved in activities with a large risk for bad consequences (for example, excessive buying sprees).

Medical attention should be sought if serotonin syndrome is suspected. Please refer to serious side effects for signs/symptoms.

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