Legal Aid files motion to exonerate Brooklyn man who has spent 14 years in prison
A spurned love interest’s jealousy led to a wrongful conviction, lawyers say
The Legal Aid Society filed a motion Tuesday to vacate the conviction of James Davis in the Kings County Supreme Court based on newly discovered evidence it believes exonerates him.
“Mr. Davis’s trial attorney never investigated the case; but when we were assigned to the appeal, we discovered exculpatory evidence that clearly vindicates our client,” said Susan Epstein, Staff Attorney with the Criminal Appeals Bureau at The Legal Aid Society.
“This is yet another case of a mistaken identification that has robbed a man of 14 years of his life,” Epstein continued. “We call on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to join us in this motion immediately, so that Mr. Davis’s nightmare can finally end.”