shaun's sis
2 posts
Sep 17, 2006
10:18 AM
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Let's not forget that the victims in this case during their 911 call both stated that they could not identify their assailant. Yet they chose Shaun through a faulty photo line-up. Even after being told that this was the same man who installed their home alarm system, the victim still insisted that this wasn't the man who was in her home just two weeks prior to the robbery. She served him a drink and was on a first name basis with Shaun. Doesn't this give reasonable doubt as to her ability to identify her assailant let alone anyone? Why did they not shout out that this was the man in their home a short time ago. Did she not have her contacts in her eyes during those two visits that Shaun had to her home as she stated was the situation on the day of the robbery?
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freeshaunnow
2 posts
Sep 17, 2006
8:31 PM
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I think that they (the Sugihara's) were in shock and only could remember Shaun's face, not knowing that he was in their home just weeks prior to the crime. Now, I bet they feel it in their gut that they made a mistake "MISTAKEN IDENTITY" and are too afraid or embarassed to admit it. How can they go on with their lives knowing this. In an article posted on this website it says: 50% of eyewitnesses are WRONG!!!! So many innocent people have been sent to prison. People like Shaun that had regular happy lives. People like his wife and son that also have been so affected by this NIGHTMARE! Shaun is innocent!!!!
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shaun's sis
4 posts
Sep 18, 2006
12:41 AM
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We do hope that if there is doubt out of anyone, that they'd do what's right and say something. This not only goes for the Sugihara's but for the "real" assailant as well. To let a man sit in prison for 12-20 years for a crime he did not commit is repulsive.
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Justice Avenger
1 post
Jun 20, 2008
1:19 AM
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Clearly, there are serious issues with eyewitness testimony, as it is a leading cause of wrongful convictions. Improving the accuracy of the system should be everyone’s goal. Additionally, police departments and prosecutors offices should have a culture where “false positives” are not a happy occurrence. Catching the wrong guy doesn’t help anyone.
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