Freedom March 2010 -- Denver, Colorado
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Date: October 2, 2010
Time: West Steps of the State Capitol -- Starts at 10:00 a.m.
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Colorado's Recently Exonerated
Tim Masters
Authorities relied upon thin evidence in 1999 to convict Tim Masters for the
1987 killing of Peggy Hettrick. Exonerated in 2008, thanks in part to advanced
DNA testing, Masters is now free. Use these resources to learn more about his
case:
Masters' prosecutors Terence Gilmore and Jolene Blair, according the Denver Post
were "disciplined
by the Office of Attorney Regulation, an arm of the Colorado Supreme Court, for
failing to ensure defense attorneys had all the evidence gathered by police. The
two were publicly censured but can still practice law." They continue as judges
in Colorado's 8th Judicial District.
Tim Kennedy
In 1997, Kennedy was sentenced to life behind bars for the murders of his good
friends, Steve Staskiewicz and Jennifer Carpenter. His conviction was recently
overturned due in part to new DNA evidence and the revelation that the
prosecutor in the case withheld a letter by Charles Stroud. The letter is
described as a "credible letter, a confession basically" by Kennedy's attorney,
Kathleen Carlson. According to Carlson, the letter "got to the D.A.'s office and
they had it in 1991." As
reported by KKTV
in Colorado Springs, the DA hasn't announced whether it plans to retry Kennedy
or reopen the murder investigation, which presumably would look more closely at
Stroud's connection to the murders. Nor has been discussion of discipinary
measures to be taken regarding the prosecutor who withheld exculpatory evidence.