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Peyton Allan Files
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Phil Stanford
freefrankgable
, November 11, 2010
For someone who bills themselves on their own website as being best known for their work on the Francke case, I'm surprised and disappointed this book isn't titled The Francke Files. And to think a worthless tip (Phil said so himself) by a gravelly voiced man over the phone ignited the passion in writing this book. Strange. Oh well, I highly recommend buying this book anyway. Phil's a very good writer and I'm sure this is indeed quite a page turner. Not something that interests me though. The columns were enough for me and I'm already familiar with how Portland law enforcement works, especially being the nephew of a retired Portland Police Captain. I'll be more interested in reading "Rose City Vice" when that's finished, and of course anything Phil ever gets around to writing on the Francke case. Won't hold my breath though.
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Innocent Man Murder & Injustice in a Small Town
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John Grisham
freefrankgable
, November 06, 2006
I finished reading this book last week. I could barely put it down, but then I'm partial to books about wrongful convictions since I'm the webmaster of www.freefrankgable.com Since I'm fully aware that we're guilty until proven innocent, I wasn't shocked. I don't believe in the death penalty, (because of wrongful convictions) yet I was still disturbed. I don't believe in the criminal justice system, and I am still infuriated! This book left me feeling that Frank Gable doesn't have a chance in hell of ever getting out. Primarily because he didn't get the death penalty. Had he been sentenced to death he would've been eligible for attorneys from the indigent defense fund. Like Ron Williamson?s co-defendant, Dennis Fritz, who was tried separately, Frank must pay for his own attorney unless he can get an attorney to work pro bono. As for the Innocence Project, who was instrumental in exonerating Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, they are swamped with wrongful conviction cases, cases where DNA could possibly exonerate their clients. Frank Gable cannot be saved by DNA because there is no biological evidence other than a hair found on Michael Francke?s clothing and has yet to be tested. The reasons for the wrongful convictions in Grisham's book parallel the reasons for Frank Gable's wrongful conviction in the state of Oregon, as well as many others. The DA, Bill Peterson, who convicted Williamson and Fritz is a mirror image of former Marion County prosecutor Dale Penn, who now heads Oregon's lottery. I applaud John Grisham for writing this book, and bringing attention to wrongful convictions.
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