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Pia
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 Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject: Folks in Lansing Michigan area...Don't miss the movie! |
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The Living Accused Movie will be showing in Lansing Michigan on
February 18, 2009 at 7:30pm
and
February 19, 2009 at 9:00pm
at the
Lansing Mall Cinema
921 Mall Dr. W Lansing, MI 48917
PH: 517 886-3456.
Purchase your advance tickets here:
https://store.expressionsvideo.com
All proceeds go to the wrongfully convicted through the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Innocence Project.
Trailer for Living Accused:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzdeSEshUY
Rumor has it that some of Cynthia Sommer's supporters are included...
Also according to the press release, Cynthia Sommer and Ken Wyniemko
are expected to attend the premier and will be available for discussion and autographs.
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Pia
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject: Press Release on Living Accused |
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Press Release
Local filmmaker to debut wrongfully-convicted documentary
Artis White, a Lansing filmmaker, will debut his new documentary, LIVING ACCUSED, on February 18, 7:30 p.m. and on February 19, 9 p.m., at the Lansing Mall Cinema, 921 Mall Drive W., Lansing.
LIVING ACCUSED profiles the trials and tribulations of four very typical Americans, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and were accused and convicted of heinous crimes.
Three were convicted of first degree murder and one received a sentence of 40-60 years for rape. All have been released in the last couple of years due to DNA evidence or new physical evidence that proved they did not commit the crime.
Cynthia Sommer, was a housewife and mother of three children, when she was found guilty of administering a lethal dose of arsenic to her San Diego based marine, husband Todd Sommer. Later the case was overturned because of shoddy lab work. The subject of 20-20, 48 Hours, and Larry King interviews, Sommer now lives in Plymouth, Mi., trying to live a normal life and raise her kids.
Beverly Monroe, was a 63-year-old mother of three kids, as well, when she was convicted of shooting her rich boyfriend to death in his mansion. She was found guilty of first degree murder based on a forced confession, false testimony from a jailhouse snitch, and police misconduct. After nearly 10 years in prison, DNA evidence proved she couldn’t have been the killer.
Scott Hornoff, a detective himself, was convicted of first degree murder for killing his mistress, because she threatened to tell his wife about their affair. Bad police work and a public demand that the killer be found eventually led a jury to convict Hornoff. Several years later, another man came forward and admitted to the murder. Scott is now in Afghanistan training for a security position, because no one will hire him in the States.
Ken Wyniemko, a bowling alley assistant manager, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 40-60 years by a judge who really had it in for him. So much so, in fact, the judge changed the jury foreman, half way through deliberations. Prosecutorial misconduct and a jailhouse snitch
doomed Wyniemko. DNA evidence, spearheaded by the Cooley Law School Innocence Project, found Wyniemko did not commit the crime. Later, Wyniemko sued Clinton Township, and won a 3.8 million dollar judgment.
Over the years, White has interviewed and filmed each of the four on many occasions. He has produced a compelling 90-minute film that will make the greatest cynics agree that problems with our justice system need to be addressed now.
“Between 12 and 24 percent of prisoners are actually not guilty- and this is a statistic from the U.S. Justice Department,” said White. “As an enlightened society, we cannot be wrong so often.”
Sommer and Wyniemko are expected to attend the premier and will be available for discussion and autographs.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://store.expressionsvideo.com. For more information call Mike Wilcox at 517-894-1238.
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JUSTICE1st
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: Re: Press Release on Living Accused |
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| Pia wrote: | Press Release
Local filmmaker to debut wrongfully-convicted documentary
Artis White, a Lansing filmmaker, will debut his new documentary, LIVING ACCUSED, on February 18, 7:30 p.m. and on February 19, 9 p.m., at the Lansing Mall Cinema, 921 Mall Drive W., Lansing.
LIVING ACCUSED profiles the trials and tribulations of four very typical Americans, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and were accused and convicted of heinous crimes.
Three were convicted of first degree murder and one received a sentence of 40-60 years for rape. All have been released in the last couple of years due to DNA evidence or new physical evidence that proved they did not commit the crime.
Cynthia Sommer, was a housewife and mother of three children, when she was found guilty of administering a lethal dose of arsenic to her San Diego based marine, husband Todd Sommer. Later the case was overturned because of shoddy lab work. The subject of 20-20, 48 Hours, and Larry King interviews, Sommer now lives in Plymouth, Mi., trying to live a normal life and raise her kids.
Beverly Monroe, was a 63-year-old mother of three kids, as well, when she was convicted of shooting her rich boyfriend to death in his mansion. She was found guilty of first degree murder based on a forced confession, false testimony from a jailhouse snitch, and police misconduct. After nearly 10 years in prison, DNA evidence proved she couldn’t have been the killer.
Scott Hornoff, a detective himself, was convicted of first degree murder for killing his mistress, because she threatened to tell his wife about their affair. Bad police work and a public demand that the killer be found eventually led a jury to convict Hornoff. Several years later, another man came forward and admitted to the murder. Scott is now in Afghanistan training for a security position, because no one will hire him in the States.
Ken Wyniemko, a bowling alley assistant manager, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 40-60 years by a judge who really had it in for him. So much so, in fact, the judge changed the jury foreman, half way through deliberations. Prosecutorial misconduct and a jailhouse snitch
doomed Wyniemko. DNA evidence, spearheaded by the Cooley Law School Innocence Project, found Wyniemko did not commit the crime. Later, Wyniemko sued Clinton Township, and won a 3.8 million dollar judgment.
Over the years, White has interviewed and filmed each of the four on many occasions. He has produced a compelling 90-minute film that will make the greatest cynics agree that problems with our justice system need to be addressed now.
“Between 12 and 24 percent of prisoners are actually not guilty- and this is a statistic from the U.S. Justice Department,” said White. “As an enlightened society, we cannot be wrong so often.”
Sommer and Wyniemko are expected to attend the premier and will be available for discussion and autographs.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://store.expressionsvideo.com. For more information call Mike Wilcox at 517-894-1238. |
Blast; there's NO chance of my being able to attend, I'm on the East coast, with NO way of travelling that far.
We can only hope this will be made into a DVD which EVERY person should see. Especially those who seriously believe "it could never happen to me."
J1 
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Pia
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You can purchase the DVD here:
http://www.artisticexpressions.org/contact.html
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Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.
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JUSTICE1st
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:55 am Post subject: Re: Press Release on Living Accused |
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| Pia wrote: | Press Release
Local filmmaker to debut wrongfully-convicted documentary
Artis White, a Lansing filmmaker, will debut his new documentary, LIVING ACCUSED, on February 18, 7:30 p.m. and on February 19, 9 p.m., at the Lansing Mall Cinema, 921 Mall Drive W., Lansing.
LIVING ACCUSED profiles the trials and tribulations of four very typical Americans, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and were accused and convicted of heinous crimes.
Three were convicted of first degree murder and one received a sentence of 40-60 years for rape. All have been released in the last couple of years due to DNA evidence or new physical evidence that proved they did not commit the crime.
Cynthia Sommer, was a housewife and mother of three children, when she was found guilty of administering a lethal dose of arsenic to her San Diego based marine, husband Todd Sommer. Later the case was overturned because of shoddy lab work. The subject of 20-20, 48 Hours, and Larry King interviews, Sommer now lives in Plymouth, Mi., trying to live a normal life and raise her kids.
Beverly Monroe, was a 63-year-old mother of three kids, as well, when she was convicted of shooting her rich boyfriend to death in his mansion. She was found guilty of first degree murder based on a forced confession, false testimony from a jailhouse snitch, and police misconduct. After nearly 10 years in prison, DNA evidence proved she couldn’t have been the killer.
Scott Hornoff, a detective himself, was convicted of first degree murder for killing his mistress, because she threatened to tell his wife about their affair. Bad police work and a public demand that the killer be found eventually led a jury to convict Hornoff. Several years later, another man came forward and admitted to the murder. Scott is now in Afghanistan training for a security position, because no one will hire him in the States.
Ken Wyniemko, a bowling alley assistant manager, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 40-60 years by a judge who really had it in for him. So much so, in fact, the judge changed the jury foreman, half way through deliberations. Prosecutorial misconduct and a jailhouse snitch
doomed Wyniemko. DNA evidence, spearheaded by the Cooley Law School Innocence Project, found Wyniemko did not commit the crime. Later, Wyniemko sued Clinton Township, and won a 3.8 million dollar judgment.
Over the years, White has interviewed and filmed each of the four on many occasions. He has produced a compelling 90-minute film that will make the greatest cynics agree that problems with our justice system need to be addressed now.
“Between 12 and 24 percent of prisoners are actually not guilty- and this is a statistic from the U.S. Justice Department,” said White. “As an enlightened society, we cannot be wrong so often.”
Sommer and Wyniemko are expected to attend the premier and will be available for discussion and autographs.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://store.expressionsvideo.com. For more information call Mike Wilcox at 517-894-1238. |
I so wish I lived in the Lansing, MI area, but unfortunately, I live much too far away to make the trip. I hope that in the next few months, a DVD will be made of this critical movie and be made available to the general public.
It would certainly be a good idea to send President Obama a personal invitation to the premier, although he will probably not be able to make an appearance. However, maybe the President could send a staff member or two to attend the premier instead.
These are just FOUR victims of what I called "the titanic effect" and our broken criminal justice system. There are so many more whose stories have not yet been told. That miserable state of affairs needs to be changed and improved much sooner, rather than later.
J
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