EPISODE · Mar 9, 2023 · 28 MIN
Ralph Blaine Smith
from Crime Over Coffee · host Crime Over Coffee
A robbery in 2000 led to the arrest of an Ohio man. However, 21 years later, questions arise on whether police have the right man. Sources: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/02/07/columbus-man-ralph-blaine-smith-who-spent-21-years-in-prison-awarded-1-3-million/69880274007/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2021/09/16/ralph-blaine-smith-imprisoned-lancaster-robbery-2000-now-free-case-dismissed/8318882002/ https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/fifth-district-court-of-appeals/2016/15-ca-46-1.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-man-wins-1-3-million-settlement-21-years-prison-crime-not-even-committed-by-anyone https://html.scribdassets.com/1ojbu7nadcan9gsa/images/1-361a8e966f.jpg https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-ralph-smith-released-fairfield-county-pickerington-serving-21-years-prison-ohio-crime-robbery-wrongful-imprisonment-settlement#:~:text=COLUMBUS%2C%20Ohio%20(WSYX)%20%E2%80%94,at%20a%20house%20in%20Pickerington. https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6037
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A robbery in 2000 led to the arrest of an Ohio man. However, 21 years later, questions arise on whether police have the right man. Sources: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/02/07/columbus-man-ralph-blaine-smith-who-spent-21-years-in-prison-awarded-1-3-million/69880274007/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2021/09/16/ralph-blaine-smith-imprisoned-lancaster-robbery-2000-now-free-case-dismissed/8318882002/ https://law.justia.com/cases/ohio/fifth-district-court-of-appeals/2016/15-ca-46-1.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-man-wins-1-3-million-settlement-21-years-prison-crime-not-even-committed-by-anyone https://html.scribdassets.com/1ojbu7nadcan9gsa/images/1-361a8e966f.jpg https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-ralph-smith-released-fairfield-county-pickerington-serving-21-years-prison-ohio-crime-robbery-wrongful-imprisonment-settlement#:~:text=COLUMBUS%2C%20Ohio%20(WSYX)%20%E2%80%94,at%20a%20house%20in%20Pickerington. https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6037
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