Raheem Collins, who spent nearly 19 years in prison for a 2006 shooting, is suing the city and two police officers. Collins alleges wrongful conviction based on evidence police knew was unreliable. The prosecution relied heavily on a single eyewitness account that was contradicted by video evidence. Collins' conviction was vacated in November after a judge dropped the charges.
Raheem Collins, wrongfully convicted of a 2006 Philly shooting that left a child paralyzed, sues city and policeA North Philadelphia man whose attempted-murder conviction was vacated in the fall after he spent nearly 19 years in prison has sued the city and two police officers, alleging that he was wrongfully convicted based on evidence police knew was “false, improbable and unreliable.
Collins was released from prison in November after a judge vacated his conviction and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges., accuses the city and the officers working on the case of deceiving the jury by hinging the prosecution on the testimony of one witness, despite video evidence undercutting its credibility. The complaint also says that the prosecution failed to disclose or pursue evidence that could have helped Collins prove his innocence.
“The most important part of Raheem Collins’ case is that he had an alibi from day one,” said Kevin Harden Jr., an attorney with Ross Feller Casey who represents Collins. “They interviewed that alibi witness and no one believed him.” Harden called the shooting “an absolute tragedy” and said police in the high-profile case “rushed to judgment about Mr. Collins.”
The federal complaint accuses the police officers of falsely testifying that DNA evidence was available and of misrepresenting the time police stopped Rollins the night of the shooting to discredit his alibi.investigate the case, according to the complaint, leaving evidence — including alibi witnesses, video footage, store receipts, and phone records — that could have contradicted the sole eyewitness undetected.A Philly man’s murder conviction was overturned after 29 years in prison.
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