A single, coerced eyewitness put him away. That witness recanted. So did the informants. The real evidence points somewhere else entirely.
Steven Goldsboro says his identification was coerced by police and that he never saw the shooter's face — the exact opposite of the testimony that convicted Richard.
Three people testified Richard was at Thanksgiving dinner during the murder. Their accounts never wavered.
A recent gunshot wound and spinal damage made it impossible for him to flee the scene the way the shooter did.
The murder weapon turned up in another crime while Richard was already incarcerated — by someone with no connection to him.
Ballistics, informant benefits, and leads pointing to other suspects were all kept from the defense, in violation of Richard's rights.
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