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Rocknation

(44,572 posts)
7. Cyntoia wasn't wrongfully convicted. The evidence instantly gutted her claim
Tue Oct 11, 2022, 07:38 PM
Oct 2022

Last edited Sun Oct 1, 2023, 04:15 PM - Edit history (12)

that she saw the victim reaching around underneath his side of the bed for what she feared was a gun: he was actually sound asleep with his back to her and BOTH his hands under his pillow. But I am happy for her nonetheless.

What was "wrongful" was the prosecution "making an example" of her rather than leveraging her youth via a plea deal based on manslaughter, which would have provided her with motivation to reform and had her released by now anyway.


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