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- At this point, Tate and his investigators had little interest in Myers's recantation.†
p. 52.6 *recantation = a statement that formally rejects or disavows a formerly held belief
- But we have to talk to him because if he recants his trial testimony, the State has nothing on Walter.†
p. 133.3
- But getting a recantation from Myers would be a much bigger deal.†
p. 133.6recantation = a statement that formally rejects or disavows a formerly held belief
- But before I could say anything, Myers blurted out a full recantation of his trial testimony.†
p. 135.1
- He told us about being pressured by the sheriff and the ABI and threatened with the death penalty if he didn't testify against McMillian He made accusations of official corruption, talked about his involvement in the Pittman murder, and revealed his earlier attempts to recant.†
p. 136.3
- We now knew that because Myers had recanted his accusations against Walter before the trial, the State might not be entirely surprised to hear that he was denying McMillian's involvement in the crime.†
p. 138.9
- I wanted Ralph's recantation to sink in, but I didn't want to hesitate too long because we needed a lot more.†
p. 169.9recantation = a statement that formally rejects or disavows a formerly held belief
- Not only did these statements make Myers's recantation more credible but they had also been documented in medical records that had never been turned over to Walter's trial lawyers, as the law required.†
p. 178.5
- Not only did the tapes confirm Myers's recantation and contradict his trial testimony, they exposed the lie that Pearson had told the court, the jury, and McMillian's trial counsel—that there were only two statements provided by Myers.†
p. 182.7
- In fact, there was no case law cited in the entire order: Ralph Meyers took the stand before this Court, swore to tell the truth and proceeded to recant most, if not all, of the relevant portions of his testimony at trial.†
p. 205.5
- the rationale, as stated by the defendant, for his recantation;†
p. 205.8recantation = a statement that formally rejects or disavows a formerly held belief
- the evidence of external pressures brought to bear on the witness prior to and after both trial and recantation;†
p. 205.8
- the actions of the witness that lend credence to his trial testimony and the actions of the witness that lend credence to his recantation;†
p. 205.9
- Since the trial of this matter was conducted before the Honorable R. E. L. Key, Circuit Judge, Retired, this court did not have the opportunity to compare the demeanor of the witness during trial testimony and his recantation testimony.†
p. 206.1
- There is ample evidence that pressure has been brought to bear on Ralph Meyers since his trial testimony which could tend to discredit his recantation.†
p. 206.3
- There is absolutely no evidence in the trial record or the recantation testimony that places Ralph Meyers somewhere other than the scene of the crime at the time it was committed.†
p. 206.3
- THOMAS B. NORTON, JR. Circuit Judge While Chapman had suggested that Myers must have been pressured to recant, the district attorney presented no actual evidence to support that claim, which made the judge's ruling hard to understand.†
p. 206.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(recant) for one to say they no longer believe a previously made statement or belief -- often while under pressure
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)