To whom it may concern:

My name is Michel B. Goodwine. Gregory A. Goodwine Sr. 05A4066  is my brother which is currently in prison at Green Haven Correctional Facility Stormville, NY 12582 P.O. Box 4000 for a crime he did not commit. I am starting this petition on his behalf as he does not have the internet access to. The purpose of this petition is to share his story and get as many signatures as possible in order for the government to grant my brother clemency. Please read his story below, sign this petition and forward it to your families, friends, pastors, and people in the community etc.

The Silencing of an Innocent Man Author: Gregory A. Goodwine Sr.

6/1/21

Greetings,

My name is Gregory A. Goodwine Sr. I am now 54 yrs. old and in 2005 1 was wrongfully convicted in Westchester County Supreme Court and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a crime I did not commit. Before I address the facts and basis of this writing, I wish to be open about my past, for purposes of full disclosure. And so, I trust you will not be offended with my decision to bypass the details of my past.

In short, many years ago I was an immature adolescent seeking recognition from my peers. This was my goal as a young black man coming-up in a poor urban community. So in order to accomplish these misplaced goals, I began committing various unlawful acts for monetary gain. This was my thought of succeeding. Without minimizing the extent of my bad decisions, I can honestly say I never caused physical harm or injury to anyone. It was more so to myself, my family and my future. I have always remained conscious of my past, however, on November 9th, 2004 (the day of my arrest), that past was behind me and I changed my thoughts, beliefs and actions by living an honest and upstanding life, which allowed me to accomplish goals I never imagined I could. My community peers recognized this and often commended me on becoming a better man.

In any event, for nearly two decades or more, myself and many innocent men have suffered and endured the loss of life and liberty, at the hands of corrupt police officers, detectives, unethical prosecutors and blindfolded judges, all of whom are/were determined to commence unlawful prosecutions and to obtain wrongful convictions. This reality has caused many miscarriages of justice, despite innocence being readily visible on the face of the record/case. The systemic racism in the judicial system must be confronted, unmasked, reformed and ended.

As a stark reminder of the dire need for criminal justice reform, one must be reminded of the 1996 duet of "Tragedy and Injustice" that occurred in Queens, N.Y., when two men were robbed and senselessly murdered. Three men (my friends), were arrested and sentenced to decades in prison for this crime. The truth of the matter dwelled in limbo for over two decades, until sometime in late 2020 early 2021 , when newly-discovered revelations surfaced and was brought to the attention of a

Queens County Judge, who determined that it would offend the integrity of the judicial system to hold

Gary Johnson, George Bell and Rohan Bolt any longer (24 years), for a crime they confessed to under coercive tactics, compounded by the unethical acts of an overzealous Queens County prosecutor who withheld exculpatory evidence from an investigation, indicating that a notorious robbery ring was likely responsible for the 1996 robbery and murders.

The fall of this decades old case, is a signal that criminal justice reform and the concept of mass incarceration must be eliminated. Though discussions and campaigns for reform often arise in the public spectrum, the absence of any real judicial and/or legislative action, renders it meaningless, and without more, the same forms of systemic injustice will continue to arise, affecting black lives and families.

As such, I implore the reader to imagine the burdensome load I myself, have carried for 17 years on a sentence of 25 years to life for a crime I did not commit, based upon the same systemic practices and unethical conduct that occurred in Queens, as well as, in many other Counties and

States.

To that end, I simply ask you to understand that as an innocent man, I have been forced to just exist and survive in the jungle that lies behind the 100 ft. prison walls surrounding Green Haven Correctional Facility, as a result of another person's actions, and the fabricated narratives, false evidence and other unethical acts committed by the police and prosecutors, simply to convict innocent men and lock them away for significant periods of their lives, or until they die in jail. This reality is being ignored out for fear of public exposure. Who will stand up for justice?

My story began in the late morning hours of November 9, 2004, when I awoke from a nights rest after working 16 hours the prior day. While preparing myself for work, my fiancé/wife informed me that our 4 month old son was wheezing, displaying signs of a cold, and that I should take the day off and go buy some pediatric cough medicine for him. I informed her that I would bring it home during my lunch break. So I left for work and as you can see, this writing shows that I never made it back home. As of the date of this writing, that was 16 years and 6 months ago, the current age of my son Greg Jr. On my way to work, I received a call from my mother saying she was worried because she had a bad dream where I was being attacked and beaten by several police officers. I told her that I was okay. And though this omen triggered my PTSD & anxiety and I contemplated going back home, but kept driving. I then called Jeff to let him know I was on my way to pick him up for work with me.

Initially, I went to my bank to withdraw $30 for gas, and once I picked Jeff up, we went to Shoprite (Yonkers, N.Y.), to get the cough syrup for my son. As we were leaving Shoprite, I realized I needed to get lunch for us, so I went back to the bank and withdrew another $100. We then drove back to the Shoprite, and there were no spaces available in the front, so I drove into the underpass parking area, with negative results. I then put the car in park, got out and told Jeff to look for parking or just drive around, while I buy lunch.

Jeff received a call from his girlfriend saying she was waiting in front of his building for the keys, so he drove off. A few seconds later heard screams, but minded my business and kept walking.

All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a person darted past me, made a U-turn into me knocking us both to the ground. His mask fell off exposing his face and then he got up and kept running to the back of the parking garage.

Being on parole and not wanting to be falsely accused for whatever the man was running from, I crawled under a parked vehicle, in hopes the police would catch him. They did not, but while lying under the vehicle, I listened as Yonkers Police officer's questioned the two women and asked for a description of the robber. They said he was black, about 57", wearing a black mask, w/a gun and all dark clothing".

About 10 or 15 minutes later, I saw the paws of a dog step down out of a vehicle and flinched. The dog immediately started barking and pulling the officer towards the vehicle I was under. As they approached, I slid myself over and out the other side of the vehicle yelling, "it wasn't me, I didn't do it", all the while being beaten with radios and batons, as the dog bit on different parts of my body. Once I was handcuffed, they stood me up in front of the two women, and I kept yelling, "It wasn't me, I didn't do it". Then, one of the women responded saying; "Then why did you hide, no one accused you of anything" The police quickly forced me into the police car and whisked me away, without even asking whether or not I was the person who robbed them. When we got to the police station, I kept telling them it wasn't me, it was the person that ran into me and knocked us down. I also explained that I only hid because I was scared, on parole and didn't want to be falsely accused.

Another officer then told me that a black mask was found at the scene and if it wasn't mine, I

should give a DNA sample to be excluded. I voluntarily gave a buccal swab of my saliva. A short while later, I was taken and held overnight at the Yonkers city jail. The following day I was taken to Yonkers City Court, arraigned on robbery and then taken to the West. Co. Jail.

On or about November 16, 2004, my lawyer filed a motion for bail and after a source hearing was held, bail was granted. While at the source hearing Westchester County ADA Borrelli was seen by my wife crouching down in the back of the courtroom and once bail was granted, he quickly left the courtroom.

It was later discovered that, ADA Borrelli circumvented my assigned parole officer and contacted Sen. Par. Off. Rodriguez, and falsely advised him, that if I was released on bail, I would try to harm the women, so he should file a parole detainer immediately, before my wife posted bail.

S.P.O. Rodriguez, believed the lie and filed the detainer. However, when my wife called Rodriguez to find out "his" reasons for the detainer, he told her that ADA Borrelli forced him to file the parole detainer, by claiming I would harm the women if released. He apologized, but said he couldn't withdraw the detainer.

Thereafter, ADA Borrelli, falsely claimed that I was recently picked out of a photo array to obtain an order from a Judge, to have me appear at an "pre-orchestrated" line-up identification procedure. This was his attempt to have a female victim pick me out of the line-up as the person who robbed her. Fortunately, Raymond C. Volper of the West. Co. Legal Aid Society appeared as my counsel at the line-up procedure, and after introducing himself, asked me who issued me the line-up number card? I informed him that one of the detectives said if it made me comfortable, I could select the line-up number card myself. Mr. Volper quickly realized this was an attempt to have me picked out as the perp. So he made me switch my line-up card with the other fillers in the lineup, three different times. I was not selected.

After trial on this case, I was convicted on all charges and sentenced to 25 years to life. Once my conviction was upheld on direct appeal, I began seeking out, obtaining and reviewing all reports, documents and statements produced in my case. In so doing, I discovered and uncovered a host of improprieties, errors and falsehoods. Particularly, I found that the police arrest report of P.O.'s Squazzo and Rubin falsely alleged, that the victim and witness identified my clothing as being the same clothing worn by the person who robbed them.

Knowing this to be false, I sought the services of a private investigator to contact and interview the victim and/or witness to find out whether or not they told the police, "[l] was wearing the same clothing as the person who robbed them." Sometime in early 2011 , Investigator Gary M. Teicher informed me that he contacted the victim and that they had a 30 min. audio-recorded conversation where she affirmed that, "NO", she never identified me; I was not wearing black clothing when arrested; nor did I resemble the person who robbed them"

As such, Investigator Teicher, provided me with a sworn affidavit detailing the substance and content of their entire conversation, all of which demonstrate that Yonkers Police Officers Rubin and Squazzo fabricated the accusations in the police arrest report.

Notably, at every turn of this process, the responding West. Co. ADA's have concocted false narratives and misrepresented the facts to compel every Judge I've come before, to accept their version of events and to disregard my claims of innocence. The truth is that, if nothing is done to confront & correct the acts of injustice committed by rogue police officers, detectives and unethical prosecutors, including the trial judges who stand by and allow it to happen, these systemic problems will persist and a slew of innocent men will be wrongfully convicted and sent to prison for extensive periods of their lives, solely based upon false narratives  fabricated evidence, and meant to lead a trial jury to perceive and accept them as truth/proof of guilt.

As I come to a close, I would also like to add that the prosecuting attorney (Michael J. Borrelli Jr.) was demoted for his unethical and malicious practices and the trial judge (Barbara G. Zambelli) was forced to retire early, for advising a witness to commit perjury on the stand at trial. The documents and information related to Judge Zambelli's judicial misconduct are readily accessible and

available for your review.

Also, please note that my sentence of 25 years to life is excessively disproportionate to the facts and nature of the •crime, which did not entail any acts of physical violence. Without diminishing the effect the events had on the victim, there was also no testimony of violent conduct, not to mention the fact that I was not the person who committed the crime.

In sum, I trust that this burden I have carried for the past 17years serves as a clear example of the various acts of misconduct that have led to the injustices many black men face in a racially motivated judicial system.

Below, please find a summary of facts, evidence and actions taken to commence, prosecute and secure my wrongful conviction.

1 ). A 30 min. audio-recorded conversation between Inv. Gary Teicher and the victim, who repeatedly declared that .. ["NO"] ..She never stated, I was the robber..."they just knew". Thus, confirming, that the accusatory assertions in the police arrest report, regarding the identification of my clothing by the women, was a complete fabrication concocted by P.O.'s Rubin and Squazzo.

2). A 10 min. audio-recorded conversation between Investigator Teicher and ADA Borrelli, who aggressively directed Inv. Teicher to end the investigation and to stop calling the victim; including, Borelli's unethical call to the victim and directing her not to cooperate, sign anything or meet with Inv. Teicher;

3). DNA documents revealing that the test result numbers were altered to create a greater Final DNA conclusion/value, as well as, another document of a subsequent DNA test of the same evidence, that rendered inconclusive results, and never given to the defense;

4). The pre-trial motion Judge DiBella (in deciding the defense omnibus motion), was deceived by ADA Borelli's submission of two fabricated pre-trial 710.30 identification notices manufactured to create the appearance that there were two witnesses who would identify me at trial as the person who committed the crime, thus, negating the need for a probable-cause hearing. As such, Judge DiBelIa, granted consolidated pre-trial Wade, Sandoval and Huntley Hearings, and denied the

Dunaway/Mapp probable-cause hearing.

5). However, during the Wade hearing, ADA Borrelli subtly admitted critical and specific truths to the trial/hearing Judge, that being:

a). the two S 710.30 identification notices were non-factual and simply filed for preservation purposes;

b). that they were no out-of-court identifications and as such, he withdrew the two notices.

However, what ADA Borelli intentionally failed to mention (and the trial judge and trial counsel both failed to recognize), is that the two 5710.30 identification notices provided the sole basis for my arrest, including the fact, that Borelli's withdrawal and admission that the notices were false, consequentially nullified the false assertions of a clothing. identification made in the police arrest report, and therefore, raised the substantive constitutional question of law concerning the legality of my arrest, in the first instance.

In closing, I thank all readers of this short story of injustice, and I sincerely hope that you might bring it to the attention of someone, anyone who might be willing to listen and to confront the things that haunt and plague so many of the black and brown men in our urban communities. Again, thank you for your time, attention and consideration and may God Bless You!!!!!! I remain;

Respectfully,

Mr. Gregory A. Goodwine Sr.

THE END OF A BEGINNING!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Jpay email account

Anyone wishing to contact or speak with me, may do so, by setting up an email account with at https://www.ipay.com/loqin.aspx my State "New York" and enter my DIN# 05A4066 once an account is set up then we will be able to email each other.

or via regular mail:

Gregory Goodwine #05A4066

Greenhaven Correctional Facility

P.O. Box 4000

Stormville , NY 12582

Or Family Reach

Or you can contact Michel Goodwine at 914-573-1885 or Laurie Brown-Goodwine 917-701-31 12 for additional details