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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2735836" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>here's a another one ... why would prosecutors want to prevent testimony that would set an innocent man free? </p><p></p><p>======</p><p></p><p>Detroit hit man says he, not teen, responsible for 4 deaths</p><p></p><p>Apr. 15, 2015 </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/binaryapi.ap.org_7f7ac71b04cb4c448356da029429e56e_460x.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Detroit Hit Man Teenager</p><p></p><p>In this photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections is imprisoned hit man Vincent Smothers. Professors from law schools trying to overturn the murder conviction of Davontae Sanford filed a affidavit in court Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Smothers who says he committed the four murders in Detroit that Sanford pleaded guilty to in 2008 when he was 15. Smothers has long expressed a willingness to help Sanford, but a judge refused to allow him to testify during an earlier effort to throw out Sanford&#x2019;s conviction. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)</p><p></p><p> </p><p>DETROIT (AP) - An imprisoned hit man has signed a chilling affidavit taking responsibility for four murders at a Detroit drug house in a renewed effort to free a young man who pleaded guilty to the same killings at age 15, attorneys said Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>Davontae Sanford was just 14, illiterate and blind in one eye when he walked up to police at the murder scene in 2007 and immediately became a suspect. He eventually pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sent to prison, but a new legal team from two law schools wants the conviction thrown out.</p><p></p><p>The affidavit from Vincent "Vito" Smothers, who has long expressed a willingness to help Sanford, goes into extraordinary detail about the Runyon Street murders, noting the victims were watching a football game on television when he fired an AK-47. He said he scouted the house for weeks, even playing catch one day with a buddy so he could get a feel for the neighborhood.</p><p></p><p>Smothers expressed deep frustration that prosecutors refuse to acknowledge that the wrong man is behind bars.</p><p></p><p>"I have nothing to gain from testifying about my commission of the Runyon murders," said Smothers, who is serving 52 years in prison for killing eight other people, including the wife of a Detroit police officer.</p><p></p><p>"I only want to tell the truth in order to prevent an innocent kid from serving time for crimes that I committed," he wrote in the in 26-page affidavit. "I hope to have the opportunity to testify in court to provide details and drawings of the crime scene that could only be known by the person who committed the crime: me."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f916693077c54979b7a9243754c6732e/detroit-hit-man-says-he-not-teen-responsible-4-deaths" target="_blank">http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f916693077c54979b7a9243754c6732e/detroit-hit-man-says-he-not-teen-responsible-4-deaths</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2735836, member: 7629"] here's a another one ... why would prosecutors want to prevent testimony that would set an innocent man free? ====== Detroit hit man says he, not teen, responsible for 4 deaths Apr. 15, 2015 [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/binaryapi.ap.org_7f7ac71b04cb4c448356da029429e56e_460x.jpg[/IMG] Detroit Hit Man Teenager In this photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections is imprisoned hit man Vincent Smothers. Professors from law schools trying to overturn the murder conviction of Davontae Sanford filed a affidavit in court Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Smothers who says he committed the four murders in Detroit that Sanford pleaded guilty to in 2008 when he was 15. Smothers has long expressed a willingness to help Sanford, but a judge refused to allow him to testify during an earlier effort to throw out Sanford’s conviction. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP) DETROIT (AP) - An imprisoned hit man has signed a chilling affidavit taking responsibility for four murders at a Detroit drug house in a renewed effort to free a young man who pleaded guilty to the same killings at age 15, attorneys said Wednesday. Davontae Sanford was just 14, illiterate and blind in one eye when he walked up to police at the murder scene in 2007 and immediately became a suspect. He eventually pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sent to prison, but a new legal team from two law schools wants the conviction thrown out. The affidavit from Vincent "Vito" Smothers, who has long expressed a willingness to help Sanford, goes into extraordinary detail about the Runyon Street murders, noting the victims were watching a football game on television when he fired an AK-47. He said he scouted the house for weeks, even playing catch one day with a buddy so he could get a feel for the neighborhood. Smothers expressed deep frustration that prosecutors refuse to acknowledge that the wrong man is behind bars. "I have nothing to gain from testifying about my commission of the Runyon murders," said Smothers, who is serving 52 years in prison for killing eight other people, including the wife of a Detroit police officer. "I only want to tell the truth in order to prevent an innocent kid from serving time for crimes that I committed," he wrote in the in 26-page affidavit. "I hope to have the opportunity to testify in court to provide details and drawings of the crime scene that could only be known by the person who committed the crime: me." [url]http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f916693077c54979b7a9243754c6732e/detroit-hit-man-says-he-not-teen-responsible-4-deaths[/url] [/QUOTE]
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