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Nashville DA's Conviction Review Unit moves to free Claude Garrett
Posted by: John Lentini (IP Logged)
Date: November 24, 2021 04:28PM
The District Attorney in Nashville has reviewed the evidence that convicted Claude Garrett in 1993 (and again in 2003) and found it to be unsupportive of either conviction. Sunny Eaton's report, running over 50 pages, is well worth the read. Sunny is chief of the CRU
Kudos to Stuart Bayne, who hung in there for more than 20 years, and also to the Tetra Committee, who worked pro bono to review the evidence, along with John DeHaan, Candace Ashby, and Craig Beyler. In total, eleven outside fire investigators agreed that the case would not even be brought under today's knowledge of fire behavior.
Cases this old do not get fixed without the dedication of investigative journalists. Liliana Segura, whose article can be found here [theintercept.com] has been on the story for 6 years. Dennis Ferrier of Nashville's Fox 17 has also been looking into this case for years. [fox17.com]
A judge still has to accept the DA's recommendation before Mr. Garett can be freed. When that happens, I will post a link to all of the relevant documents in my possession.
Kudos to Stuart Bayne, who hung in there for more than 20 years, and also to the Tetra Committee, who worked pro bono to review the evidence, along with John DeHaan, Candace Ashby, and Craig Beyler. In total, eleven outside fire investigators agreed that the case would not even be brought under today's knowledge of fire behavior.
Cases this old do not get fixed without the dedication of investigative journalists. Liliana Segura, whose article can be found here [theintercept.com] has been on the story for 6 years. Dennis Ferrier of Nashville's Fox 17 has also been looking into this case for years. [fox17.com]
A judge still has to accept the DA's recommendation before Mr. Garett can be freed. When that happens, I will post a link to all of the relevant documents in my possession.
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