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To: Governor Greg Abbott
Wrongfully accused and convicted
David T. Roper is an innocent man sitting on two life sentences for inappropriate behavior with a minor. The case showed that the minor lied repeatedly was practicing her testimony with the other witness her school friend, where she is caught and confronted on the stand and admits that she lied about the incident. She than further admitted that he had not committed this allegation. Her mother was wealthy with ties through the community. She was scorned by David's infidelity with her best friend. Mr. Roper left his wife and was initially charged with unauthorized use of a credit card his wife had previously given him and also unauthorized use of a vehicle she had given him. After those charges would not stick , the wife prompted the girl to form these charges against him. The county tried for an indictment but those charges were dismissed. So the county used the dismisses charges from the foiled indictment as a previous case or incident, which secured the indictment he was brought to court upon and sentenced upon as a habitual offender. This along with the former DA as his defense he is given 2 life sentences and told his case was appealed, but only a motion for new trial was appealed not the merits and entire case. This is wrong and not how the laws of our land were made.
Why is this important?
Because this man has sat 13 years ,set to be beyond life ,for the Collin Counties corrupt work group within the court. THE GOOD OLE BOY SYSTEM is wrong. The transcript stated she, the alledged victim crawled in bed on a rainy night on her step fathers side of the bed and touched him inappropriately. He was asleep and assumed it was his wife until he touched her than realized it was the alledged victim in which he told her to leave the room. This incident was discussed and was never an issue until Mr. Roper slept with his former wifes best friend and wanted a divorce. The rainy night incident was than made into the case in which he was wrongly sentenced. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to two life sentences, when he had never had any other charges. The DA used the dismissed charges as a previous charge to secure an indictment and conviction, when the dismissed charges were the same incident not indicted used to show a pattern of behavior that was manufactured to railroad this man.