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Hope has survived though justice failed. My journey is NOT over!
Christopherborst.com
Hope has survived though justice failed. My journey is NOT over!
Hope has survived though justice failed. My journey is NOT over!
Hope has survived though justice failed. My journey is NOT over!
In 2001, I was resistant to allowing my ex wife to move out of the area with my daughter. This move would have disrupted the custody schedule that my daughter and I enjoyed that was ordered by the court. I was asked three times about the move. After the third time saying no, the allegations were made.
In any other criminal case, hearsay is not admissible. Hearsay statements were made implicating abuse. Zero of these statements corroborated with any of the actual physical findings in the case. Furthermore, a journal was read to the jury. I was denied the right to forensically test this journal for its authenticity. After trial it was then handed back to the author, (my ex). It was later subpoenaed by the Motion Court to be returned for further examination and testing. It was reported as being "lost". This was the only piece of physical evidence in this case.
All of my statements made to any agency were NOT recorded. All of the statements were made in settings where recording was available but not used. All of the individuals taking my statements were trained and had experience in operating recording equipment. My actual statements line up with the evidence or lack there of. None of the testimony regarding my statements made by DFS or law enforcement have merit. Their testimony regarding my statements (taken way out of context) do not corroborate with any of the physical findings.
Yes it's true, my convictions were overturned. But, this ruling was then overturned. Read closely,
After nearly 7 years in prison, two of which with no convictions, waiting for a re-trial, a pivotal moment occurred when the Western District Court of Appeals overturned the original ruling, (above). This decision came shortly after the retirement of Honorable Judge Nixon, who had granted me a new trial in that court. The Court of Appeals cited hearsay and my alleged confessions, deeming Judge Nixon’s ruling erroneous in their published opinion that I'm sure you've read.
It was notable that the court waited for Judge Nixon’s retirement before rendering this decision, a timing that felt like a deliberate gesture. In my belief, had the new evidence presented in Judge Nixon’s court, combined with the evidence of deliberate mishandling of evidence involving the disappearance of the journal, been available to the next trial jury, the State’s case would have been significantly weakened. The mishandling of evidence would have been glaring to a jury, revealing a broader theme of injustice. Unrecorded statements regarding my alleged confessions would have carried much less weight, and the truth of my case could have been much clearer. This is my truth, one that I stand by, even in the face of the system that continues to unfold its complexities in my life that does not resemble true freedom in any way.
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