A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System
24 December 17 Alarm On Donations, a Struggle So Far This is day 12 of the December Fundraiser and we are far, far behind we were last December at this point. Very important to get the process moving. Reader donations alone produce everything RSN does! In Earnest. Marc Ash Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Update My Monthly Donation Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter If you would prefer to send a check: Reader Supported News PO Box 2043 Citrus Hts, CA 95611 Demetrius Smith. (photo: Lexey Swall/ProPublica) A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System By Megan Rose, ProPublica 24 December 17 One innocent man’s odyssey through the justice system shows the cascading, and enduring, effects of a bad conviction. he case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecut...