to michael and gordon. that was the first time we really got a full look into the district attorney s files in the murder case against john thomson. it was a moment that gordon and i looked at each other and said, he s really innocent. he did not kill ray liuzza, he was not there. we knew who the murderer was, we knew how it happened for the very first time. staying in rhythm. it s how i try to live. how i stay active. so i need nutrition. that won t weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don t. introducing boost 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you. 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein. so it s big in nutrition and small in calories. i m not about to swim in the slow lane. stay strong. stay active with boost®.
michael and gordon appealed the judge s decision, they knew this would be thompson s last chance for a new trial. john s going to go free or spend the rest of his life in prison. arguments were basically two fold. first, that carjacking conviction had been used to keep john from being able to testify in his own defense in the murder case. and secondly, we argued that all of the evidence that we had amassed had shown that john thomson was innocent of the liuzza murder. michael and gordon filed their appeal in february of 2002. five months later they received the decision. i ll never forget it, a reporter called and said, what do you think about this decision? and i asked her to read it to me, and i said, skip to the end, skip to the end. the last line read, conviction and sentence reversed. i called gordon into my office. i couldn t get the words out. i remember it was july 17th, 4:30 in the afternoon, i i was tongue tied i said, i couldn t he said, new trial?