Lamar Johnson's final chance for freedom: Inside the courtroom | Forensic Files

you should buy order that the motion of the circuit attorney of the 22nd Judicial Circuit filed here in for the
benefit of Lamar Johnson is granted Marcus and I have never had an argument or a fight
I loved him I had no reason to want to hurt him I'm just going to ask you did you kill
Marcus Boyd I did not kill Marcus [Music] oh [Music] what is at stake here with this judge's
decision Justice and the Integrity of the whole criminal justice system foreign this is a rather historic moment in this
court this is the first time where the court is hearing an actual innocence claim filed by a prosecuting attorney
[Music] they're gonna ask you to believe convicted murderers and gang members their evidence
is not credible How did Marcus die I may have Philip Campbell cute has on this for a porch
foreign I'm sorry you got convicted for something you didn't do he said he wanted to come forth but his attorney
wouldn't let him because he thought he could beat his case [Music] he goes I know you know who it is and
you're just not saying and this is the part I hate the most I just remember saying to him
you tell me the numbers and I'll tell you if you're right and he did and I was like
that was it that was the numbers and I've been living with 25 28 years and I'm telling you I
just wish I just wish I could change things well that was one of the most unique
things I've seen in any trial I've ever covered [Music] he told you and the officers that it was
based upon him looking at the eyes because that was all he could see isn't that correct I believe so and this year
did he not tell you that all of this happened within seconds yeah yeah and that's what you decided was
sufficiently liable to seek a murder conviction to take it to a jury yes sir oh absolutely not I didn't have any
evidence foreign [Music] goes hey I know who it is it's number three and the first lineup and it's
number four in the second line did you tell him to say that I didn't tell them to say anything
[Music] are you aware of evidence suggest that you're witness could only recognize some aspects of the
odds I'm aware of that let's stand up Mr Johnson [Music] I'm just curious who's excited about
what in the world is distinctive about this man's eyes well you can tell his eyes are different I could tell me what
you think I can tell that his right eye is different from his left one is lower or higher than the other
okay [Music] okay all right foreign

Lamar Johnson was freed after spending nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. During the hearing, the judge took an unusual step in the case before deciding.

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Brief Summary

Lamar Johnson's innocence claim challenges the integrity of the criminal justice system in his wrongful conviction for Marcus Boyd's murder.

Key points

Historic Innocence Claim. This is the first time a prosecuting attorney files an actual innocence claim in court.
Conviction Without Evidence. A witness admits there was no evidence to support the murder conviction.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I loved him I had no reason to want to hurt him.

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