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<h2><b>July 09, 2008<br><br>
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</b></h2><h3><b>Conviction Overturned After 36 Years in Solitary For
"Angola 3" Member Albert Woodfox</b></h3><font size=3>COALITION
TO FREE THE ANGOLA THREE <br>
July 8, 2008 <br><br>
Conviction Overturned After 36 Years in Solitary For "Angola 3"
Member Albert Woodfox<br>
Federal Judge Rules Flawed Trial Lead to Wrongful Conviction in Case of
Prison Guard's Murder<br>
Lawyers Call on Prosecutors to Forgo Retrial, Release Men
Immediately<br><br>
In response to a Federal judge's decision overturning the conviction of
Albert Woodfox, one of the two "Angola 3" members who remain in
prison, lawyers for the men called on the State Attorney General's office
to drop any further appeals and release the men immediately. Woodfox and
fellow inmate Herman Wallace have been imprisoned since 1972 for the
murder of prison guard Brent Miller. They spent 36 years of that time in
solitary confinement.<br><br>
In response to a Federal judge's decision overturning the conviction of
Albert Woodfox, one of the two "Angola 3" members who remain in
prison, lawyers for the men called on the State Attorney General's office
to drop any further appeals and release the men immediately. Woodfox and
fellow inmate Herman Wallace have been imprisoned since 1972 for the
murder of prison guard Brent Miller. They spent 36 years of that time in
solitary confinement.<br><br>
"Herman and Albert were convicted of a crime based on false
evidence. Now, a judge has overturned that conviction. They must be
released immediately. They are men in their 60s who've spent the last 36
years of their lives in prison for a crime they did not commit. No
further legal delay should rob them of even another day of their
lives," said Chris Aberle, a lawyer for Woodfox.<br><br>
"The state has already stolen nearly four decades of Albert
Woodfox's life. The injustice in this case is unfathomable. How can
Louisiana continue to imprison a 61 year old man after a federal judge
has ruled that he shouldn't have been convicted in the first place? This
case calls up the brutality and racism of an older Louisiana. The state
needs to move forward. Albert must be released," said Nick
Trenticosta, also a lawyer for the men.<br><br>
The third member of the Angola 3, Robert King, was released in 2001 after
a judge overturned his conviction. King had spent 29 years in solitary
confinement for a separate crime.<br><br>
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