I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit
Cutting and pasting this comment from the thread:<p>As someone once falsely accused of a crime and facing 12 years in prison. I went to trial and I have some advice for people.<p>1. You gotta start acting and thinking like you&#x27;re guilty. Ask yourself &quot;if I was guilty and trying to get away with this, what would I do?&quot;<p>When you&#x27;re innocent you think that your innocence means something. It doesn&#x27;t. Discount it and move on.<p>2. Get the best lawyer you can not afford. Borrow from anyone and everyone. I borrowed 120k for my trial. Had to work my ass off to pay people back but it was worth every cent.<p>EDIT: Another mindset to use is to remember it&#x27;s NOT a justice system. It&#x27;s a legal system, so get the best damn team you can. Because you&#x27;re in a legal game not a justice game. Know what game you&#x27;re playing before you step on the floor.<p>3. Never ever ever ever talk to the cops. Retain your right for silence. It&#x27;s the greatest gift you have. The cops don&#x27;t want to sort anything out, they aren&#x27;t on your side. They want to nail you. That&#x27;s all they care about. They have a job to do. That job is to find someone to blame for this problem. So they&#x27;re gonna do that. Don&#x27;t help them do that. Save your ammunition for trial. My jury ended up laughing at the prosecutor and the investigating officer in the trial.<p>I was acquitted of 13 charges in under 70 minutes by my jury. If I had of used a public defender I would be in prison still. With another 6 years to go.<p>Hopefully this advice helps someone else. Hit me up if you&#x27;re in trouble with the law and just want an ear to listen.<p>PS. If you&#x27;re guilty, I got nothing for you, no idea how to help you.<p>EDIT: Another mindset to use is to remember it&#x27;s NOT a justice system. It&#x27;s a legal system, so get the best damn team you can. Because you&#x27;re in a legal game not a justice game. Know what game you&#x27;re playing before you step on the floor.<p>from:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;e63xwa&#x2F;i_spent_22_years_in_prison_for_a_crime_i_didnt&#x2F;f9oranm&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;IAmA&#x2F;comments&#x2F;e63xwa&#x2F;i_spent_22_yea...</a>