Exonerating Stephen Patterson
Laurence Colletti
Executive Producer at Legal Talk Network. ??LaurenceColletti.com
On March 13th 2024, I traveled from San Diego to Los Angeles with the legal team from The Innocence Center to document the exoneration of Stephen Patterson. Stephen is an innocent man who wrongfully spent 17 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
In 2005, Stephen was misidentified by a single eyewitness who made a cross-racial identification. Studies show that most people struggle to accurately identify individuals outside of their race unless they know that person very well. According to the Innocence Project, Eyewitness misidentifications are the leading reason for wrongful convictions. Today, law enforcement places much less trust on single-witness identifications.
Tune in below for my mini-documentary ?? about Stephen Patterson's battle for freedom. Thank you to both InfoTrack US and Legal Talk Network for supporting this production.
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Brian Banks
Attorney | Singer | Volunteer
11 个月Thank you for sharing this with us. What a powerful video.
Director of Litigation at The Innocence Center
11 个月Thank you for telling Stephen’s story!
Executive Director at The Innocence Center
11 个月Thanks so much for joining us and documenting the day, Laurence!