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Wednesday, 26 July 2006
Brett was a single man of 23 at the time of his arrest.
He shared an apartment, and living expenses with his mother, while working asa chef for a well recognized restaurant.
In fact, after Brett's arrest, deputy Police Chief Michael Matulavich admittedduring a press conference that they did not have enough evidence tocharge Brett. That was until they thought they had found new evidence thatwould break the case. They indicted Brett and then went to collect thisevidence.
Even though this "big break" turned out to be
nothing, they had already
indicted Brett and released
it to the media, they then went ahead with his
trial.
His trial started on April 14th, 1998, and though he is innocent, even testifying on his own
behalf, he was found guilty on April 30th, 1998.
Brett was sentenced to death
on May 22nd, 1998.
This is a very short period
of time for a death penalty case.
Brett was arrested on September 10th,
1997 forthe murder of Winda D.
Snipes.
Brett was the person who
discovered Winda,and placed a series of 911
calls to report it.
Brett is
innocent and the family have thefacts to show it. At trial,
though Brett's alibi was established, it was ignored. They now have possession of police records showing that the state also
has exculpatory evidence that has never been made available to his
defense.
It was only his actions
after finding her, and how he reported it, that placed
a shadow over his innocence,
making him a convenient and instant suspect.
This jump to arrest and
convict Brett is shown by the way the investigation
was conducted, evidence was
handled, and the press releases made by the
police department.
After hours of what is
called "rapid fire interrogation", Brett's statements
made to the police never
faltered, nor has he ever shown a consciousness
of guilt, which in cases of
factual innocence, this is a key factor
to look at.
For more information on this case see:
http://www.enddeathpenaltyforbretthartmann.com/
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