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The Fugitive: The Sequel

By TChris, Section Innocence Cases
Posted on Tue May 23, 2006 at 07:27:03 AM EST
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Orlando Bosquette didn't bust out of prison to chase after a one armed man, but he played the role of The Fugitive for about a decade after he was sentenced to serve 65 years for a rape he didn't commit. Bosquette was captured in 1995, ten years after his escape, but by that time, DNA technology had improved and (with the help of Nina Morrison of New York's Innocence Project) Bosquette was able to have the rape evidence tested. Based on the results, the chief prosecutor for the area that includes the Florida Keys agrees that Bosquette is innocent, and has moved to vacate Bosquette's conviction.

Unfortunately, Bosquette's freedom won't be easily restored. Bosquette borrowed a number of identities during his fugitive years and admitted to crimes that others had committed to protect his true identity. Immigration authorities are holding those admissions against Bosquette, and he faces possible deportation.

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    The Fugitive: The Sequel | 5 comments (5 topical)
    Re: The Fugitive: The Sequel (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue May 23, 2006 at 09:32:36 AM EST
    you have to love this country don't you? let's convict someone who's innocent, "get the conviction right or wrong doesn't matter mentality", then let's free him and get rid of him. I hope someone steps up for this guy because i'm not sure what i would do if faced with 65 years for something i was inncocent of.

    Re: The Fugitive: The Sequel (none / 0) (#2)
    by Slado on Tue May 23, 2006 at 10:18:46 AM EST
    If he's an illegal immigrant then he's guilty of his original crime, illegal immigration and should be deported. If he's a legal citizen then I agree with TL.

    Re: The Fugitive: The Sequel (none / 0) (#3)
    by Dadler on Tue May 23, 2006 at 10:38:42 AM EST
    Slado, Nice heart. A guy forced to live the lam for ten years because of a wrongful convicting surely deserves better treatment that deportation, regardless of his status. I think, in this instance, a little amnesty might be an appropriately humane response. Think of yourself, and the humanity you'd desire others to treat you with.

    Re: The Fugitive: The Sequel (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue May 23, 2006 at 11:18:12 AM EST
    Can he sue for false imprisonment? Do they owe him any reparation?

    Re: The Fugitive: The Sequel (none / 0) (#5)
    by cpinva on Tue May 23, 2006 at 01:43:12 PM EST
    a theory, with no substance: if you are wrongly convicted, would everything else you do, as a consequence of that wrongful conviction, be considered "fruit of the poisonous tree"?

    The Fugitive: The Sequel | 5 comments (5 topical)