S03E07 - Willie Stokes

In episode seven season three of the American Justice Podcast, Scott and C. Derick discuss the disappointing case of Willie Stokes, a Philadelphia man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. The duo go through how a key witness was allegedly offered sex and drugs at police headquarters to frame Stokes in an unsolved 1980 dice-game slaying case that highlights the ugly side of police and prosecutorial misconduct. Time Stamps 01:50  Introducing Willie Stokes 03:07  The Most Common Cause of Wrongful Convictions 04:02  The Backstory to Stokes' Arrest and Conviction 07:18  The Lying Witnesses in Willie Stoke's Trial 09:00  Glaring Question Marks From Witness Recounts 10:14  The Suspicious Interaction Between Key Witness Franklin Lee and The Philadelphia DA 15:21  How Key Witness Franklin Lee Falsely Implicated Willie Stokes 17:55  Lee Admits to Falsely Testifying Against Stokes During the Recantation Hearing 19:08  Stokes is Charged with First Degree Murder 19:51  Stokes Gets New Trial on December 30th, 2021 20:42  Stokes is Released From Prison  22:10  All the Key Details in Stokes' Troubling Case 23:09  Franklin Lee Reveals Why He Took the Deal to Falsely Implicate Willie Stokes 25:45  Why The DA Was So Obsessed With Nailing Willie Stokes 27:17  Official Misconduct, Racism, and Coerced Statements in Stokes' Case 28:15  Stokes' Daughter Passes Away 20 Years After His Conviction 29:09  Stokes Sues City of Philadelphia for Police Misconduct 33:50  Confession Coercion: The Way Law Enforcement Sees It 35:04  Parting Thoughts  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/AmericanJusticePodcast Where to Listen: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-justice-podcast/id1442874178 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/american-justice/s1e1-brandon-woodruff-case-overview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5y7UVzvchLxJYbrceVTbvX Online - www.AmericanJusticePodcast.com If you would like to get in touch with us, you can do so in any of the following ways: https://www.facebook.com/americanjusticepodcast https://www.instagram.com/americanjusticepodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/ajusticepodcast https://www.americanjusticepodcast.com Voicemail: (972) 942-0444 Email: info@americanjusticepodcast.com You can reach the hosts here - Scott Poggensee Email - Scott@AtuAProductions.com www.facebook.com/scott.poggensee www.twitter.com/moonscare1 C. Derick Miller www.cderickmiller.com https://www.facebook.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://twitter.com/howlgrowlsnarl https://www.instagram.com/howlgrowlsn/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylWekMVEiop3uAPi1MAQ_w https://howlgrowlsnarl.podbean.com/ https://open.spotify.com/user/chadandnez?si=BICZNwedTBCSsdtz90PTNg Call to Action Thank you for listening to this season of the American Justice Podcast. Leave us a voicemail, send us a Facebook message, or blog about the show on American Justice Podcast. If you have any tips on the case, please call 972-942-0444.   Article Sources https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/27/us-man-cleared-murder-conviction-after-37-years-in-prison https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6104&fbclid=IwAR3eZzkYLjo8mv1g96lv3vWTn2RCm5HxD7EnsuDmvHhZo4PTY4wqRo3HS3M https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/willie-stokes-free-after-witness-says-cops-bribed-him-to-lie https://www.legalscoops.com/6-most-common-causes-of-wrongful-convictions/ Intro Credit: CBS Philly- Willie Stokes, Cleared Of Murder After 37 Years In Prison, Sues City Of Philadelphia - YouTube