The lies that sent Guy Gordon Marsh to prison emerged in 1987, the year his conviction was overturned and he was freed from a life sentence. In 2022, Marsh sought compensation for the years he was wrongfully imprisoned. Last week, a Maryland judge rejected that plea. But the sloppy ruling mangled both important and unimportant facts.
In 1987, the state of Maryland declared Guy Gordon Marsh had been wrongfully convicted of a 1971 murder and released him from prison because a key witness had committed perjury at Marsh s 1973 trial. Now he s seeking compensation for 14 years he spent in prison.
Sen. Bill Stanley and yours truly will never be members of a mutual-admiration society. On occasion Iâve criticized the Franklin County Republican. On others, Iâve poked fun at him.
Many years ago, I bestowed Stanley with a Dano Award for glaring public stupidity, in the category âBest Gun Threat by an Elected Official.â That was after he warned a colleague of mine about prying into where he lived â lest the reporter get âa face full of my Glockâ or something like that.
This year, Stanley has made some waves in Richmond with his full-throated support of abolishing Virginiaâs death penalty. Heâs the only Republican senator whoâs dared to stick his neck out on that issue.