Very hard to understand how he was convicted in the first place:
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#142For some local reentry links in the area you can use 211 San Diego:
http://www.211sandiego.org/Re-entry
Also, I can put you in contact with an individual in the LA area that may have some contacts as well (he served 25+ years in federal prison and is works to help people who have been released. He is in LA). My email is in my profile.
Re: Ask HN: Just got an innocent man out of prison. What now?
#143Military > Prison > Military? You mean to vent his rage?
Meaning if he ran cat5 cables for the Army he can run cat5 cables for anyone else. Unfortunately I can't imagine many private companies are in need to of the skills one learns in the infantry.
He achieved the rank of sergeant - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that leading a team of four infantrymen into battle probably counts as "management".
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#144Post in the appropriate "Hometown forum" on AR15.com. As he is a veteran, I'm confident that someone there will be able to help - I've watched the members of that site have come through in a big way innumerable times in the past.
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#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
Meaning if he ran cat5 cables for the Army he can run cat5 cables for anyone else. Unfortunately I can't imagine many private companies are in need to of the skills one learns in the infantry.
He achieved the rank of sergeant - I'm going to go out on a limb and say that leading a team of four infantrymen into battle probably counts as "management".
It very much counts as management and many companies give preferential hiring to people with military experience. Even low ranking people have to qualify for a security clearance and pass a physical and there is a long list of things that can exclude you from fitness to serve your country.
If he had not been in prison for 11 years, his past military experience would absolutely open a great many doors for him. Successfully serving and being honorably discharged says a great many positive things about a person, something many businesses are very aware of and actively look for.
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#146I assume you will be going into criminal defense law once you pass the bar? Seems like it would be a waste for you to do anything else.
Actually no. I hope this will be the only criminal case I'm ever involved in.
I'm about to spend a year as a Visiting Researcher at the Moscow Institute of International Relations, where I'll be writing my dissertation on nuclear game theory and international law.
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#147Man, that's insane. Does anyone have links to articles about the prosecution? I want to see how this was sold to the public so I can look out for "warning signs" that show up in other cases.
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#148How about a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a self-published book? You two can be co-authors that way people get to read his experiences as well as your investigation.
It is an election year. Perhaps you could introduce him to Clinton's campaign. They could hire him to do campaign related work (so he has a paycheck) while she can use his story to make a case for reforms in the legal system.
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#149[Off topic] I am surprised that the DA reopened the case, particularly with an actual jury verdict under their belt. What incentive do you think the DA had to reopen the case? Were they just afraid to lose on appeal? Speaking of appeal, how far up in the court system did the appeal go? And was the original prosecutor still at the DA's office?
Re: Ask HN: Just got an innocent man out of prison. What now?
#150[Off topic] I am surprised that the DA reopened the case, particularly with an actual jury verdict under their belt. What incentive do you think the DA had to reopen the case? Were they just afraid to lose on appeal? Speaking of appeal, how far up in the court system did the appeal go? And was the original prosecutor still at the DA's office?
District attorneys are supposed to work for justice, not to win cases. If there is compelling evidence that a guilty verdict is incorrect, then re-opening the case is the right thing to do.