Thursday, June 11, 2009
Byron Halsey Sues!
Byron Halsey, a New Jersey man who spent more than 20 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA testing in the rape and murder of two Plainfield children, has filed a lawsuit against authorities.
Although Halsey had confessed to the brutal 1985 murders of his live-in girlfriend's 7-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old son, he maintains that the confession was coerced. According to the Star-Ledger:
While "still suffering the effects of alcohol," Halsey was taken to the Plainfield police station the day after the crime and "questioned aggressively and in an accusatory manner for the next 12 hours," according to his lawsuit. No evidence was found on his clothing, and Halsey made no admissions, but the following day he was interrogated for another 12 hours until he signed a detailed confession, the lawsuit states.
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Source -BlackVoices.com
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