Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 234: One Mans Witnessing of a Wrongful Conviction
Shannon Bohrer, served 27 years in the Marland State Police \u2013 but it was a case where he was an investigator that caused him to re-examine the criminal legal system.\n\nHe wrote the book Judicial Soup which \u201cexamines the need for criminal justice reforms through a case in which an innocent person was found guilty of a crime he did not commit.\u201d\n\nAs his book explains, \u201cThe story is simple, yet the judicial process evolved into a complex event. It is a crime story that featured too many players, some with individual motives, shoddy police work, prosecutors who would say anything to win, and a judge who seemed to ignore evidence that did not fit his mental model of the case. If this were a novel, no one would believe it.\u201d\n\nThe book addresses the larger need for criminal justice reform \u2013 listen as Shannon Bohrer describes his experience and what he learned through his involvement in this case.