To: The Innocence Network and Attorney General Dana Nessel
Injustice of Richard Strong
In 2012 Richard (Rick) Strong was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. In 2011 a man was tragically shot and killed outside of a nightclub in Lansing, Michigan. 6 months later Richard Strong was charged and arrested for the crime. No motive was ever presented as
to why he would have committed this crime and there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. No gun was ever recovered and although 3 bullet shell casings
were found none of Richard's fingerprints
or DNA were on them! NO gunshot residue, DNA, fingerprints, video or audio implicating Richard in the crime. He has taken two polygraph tests and passed them showing 99.7% non-deceptive (the highest you can receive). Richard Strong was represented by a flawed court appointed attorney that suggested he not take the stand and was also friends with the plaintiff and victims family. Then he was found guilty by an all white jury. He was
convicted of first degree murder for a crime he is innocent of. He was sentenced to life! There is evidence recovered that he wants to bring forward to prove his innocence, which even includes affidavits signed by the murder victim's own father stating Richard's innocence in the case and a person who witnessed a juror discussing the case in a college criminal justice class. Please help him finally be heard and freed from this wrongful conviction.
to why he would have committed this crime and there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime. No gun was ever recovered and although 3 bullet shell casings
were found none of Richard's fingerprints
or DNA were on them! NO gunshot residue, DNA, fingerprints, video or audio implicating Richard in the crime. He has taken two polygraph tests and passed them showing 99.7% non-deceptive (the highest you can receive). Richard Strong was represented by a flawed court appointed attorney that suggested he not take the stand and was also friends with the plaintiff and victims family. Then he was found guilty by an all white jury. He was
convicted of first degree murder for a crime he is innocent of. He was sentenced to life! There is evidence recovered that he wants to bring forward to prove his innocence, which even includes affidavits signed by the murder victim's own father stating Richard's innocence in the case and a person who witnessed a juror discussing the case in a college criminal justice class. Please help him finally be heard and freed from this wrongful conviction.
Why is this important?
Stand up for the innocent people who have been silenced by the powers and authority of the people we are told to trust for justice to be served. There are scenarios of being at the wrong place at the wrong time and Mr. Richard Strong is just one of many where this scenario has taken his freedom and voice.