Billy Glaze is an example of an individual who was charged without any valid DNA evidence linking him to the crime he was accused of. First, Glaze was a good man who had always maintained his innocence. This man had then been charged with three life sentences for the murders of three …show more content…
Andre was depicted to be a murderer just like Billy Glaze. Andre was the 19th person to be exonerated in Brooklyn for a crime such as murder (Remnick). What this means is that the court system is so flawed, 19 people in only one city were falsely charged with crimes. The case he was accused of was a very easy one to solve, but it was not solved correctly. The victim was found lifted and dragged away from the location of murder, with Hatchett’s physical condition he could not have done this (O’Brien). Seeing that Andre was disabled, most juries would have seen he could not have done the killing. It was clear to many people that this case was flawed. Bad judgment and errors plagued this case from the beginning (Crimesider staff). Seeing that people were questioning the case, the public was not shocked after finding out Andre was innocent. The next step in this process is examining the signs of a wrongful conviction showed throughout the