John Galvan hugging a member of his legal team after being exonerated.
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It’s estimated that4% to 6%of people incarcerated in the United States are actually innocent.
And unfortunately, a markedly high number of those who are wrongfully convicted are minorities.
John Galvan’s mother holding photos of her son as a young man. (Photo: Tori Howard/Innocence Project)
Their attempt failed miserably and the duo concluded that this common trope from action films isn’t actually possible.
Galvan immediately called his lawyer.
John Galvan’s mother holding photos of her son as a young man.
John Galvan and his lawyer, Tara Thompson of the Innocence Project. (Photo: Ray Abercrombie/Innocence Project)
Others interviewed also fingered two other young men in the neighborhood.
Many years later, the details of those signed confessions would become important.
They made 2,000 attempts to light the gasoline under different conditions and were never successful.
They too concluded that it simply wasn’t possible.
Unfortunately, Galvan had to wait another decade until he was granted a hearing on his post-conviction claims.
But in 2017, Thompson was finally able to present their findings to the court.
John Galvan and his lawyer, Tara Thompson of the Innocence Project.
She points to this as a critical weak point in the justice system.
Instead, after several appeals, he had to wait until 2022 to gain his freedom.
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