Watch. Some 17 people were arrested as protesters scaled traffic lights, buildings and physically fought with trump supporters. After a rally where trump doubled down on the dangers of illegal immigration and reiterated his call to build a wall. Inside the event, trump drove his message home by surrounding himself by families who have had members killed by Illegal Immigrants. Judging by the crowds reaction, that message hit home. They all have a very similar story to tell. People who should have never been allowed to be here and come over the boredorer, they come here like its nothing. They walk through it like its nothing. Were going to stop it and were fwing to build a wall. Were going to also we cant have this, folks. We dont have a country anymore. Im looking at statistics where your crime numbers are so crazy theyre going to through the roof. We cant have it anymore. We have to stom it. You know, their lives are so important. And your relatives lives are so important. Your boys, y
Watch. Some 17 people were arrested as protesters scaled traffic lights, buildings and physically fought with trump supporters. After a rally where trump doubled down on the dangers of illegal immigration and reiterated his call to build a wall. Inside the event, trump drove his message home by surrounding himself by families who have had members killed by Illegal Immigrants. Judging by the crowds reaction, that message hit home. They all have a very similar story to tell. People who should have never been allowed to be here and come over the boredorer, they come here like its nothing. They walk through it like its nothing. Were going to stop it and were fwing to build a wall. Were going to also we cant have this, folks. We dont have a country anymore. Im looking at statistics where your crime numbers are so crazy theyre going to through the roof. We cant have it anymore. We have to stom it. You know, their lives are so important. And your relatives lives are so important. Your boys, y
he acted as his own attorney and file the motion to vacate the conviction based on inadequate legal representation. finally, in 20 1920 years after his initial arrest, the first district illinois appellate court vacated his conviction and ordered a new trial, and burrell was finally released on bond but it wasn t until just last month that the prosecution finally dismissed the case, preventing borrell from having to stand trial. again, joining me now, is that man frank borrell and his attorney, david owens, of the exoneration project at the university of chicago law school. gentlemen. thank you both for joining me this evening. evening. frank, let me begin with you because i cannot believe your story. and what has happened and i thank you for joining us tonight to share what your personal journey has been. welcome. how are you doing tonight? i m doing pretty good. thanks for having me. well, i m glad that you re here to tell this story and i want you to tell us about your
wrongfully convicted. i want to introduce you to frank burrell. his story starts in a july night back in 1999 when a drive-by shooting killed a 29 year-old woman in illinois, the other occupant in the car initially told police he did not recognize the shooter, but then later identified frank gorilla as the alleged shooter roe was arrested and charged with murder at his desire for a jury trial, frank received a bench trial instead where his case was put in the hands of a judge. frank had been at work earlier in the evening, then was home with his sick daughter and other family members contradicting witness testimony. but his defense attorney gave no evidence and called no witnesses at trial. in 2002, he was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to 32 years in prison for the next 17 years, burrell fought to clear his name first,