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  J. Nicholas Ellis

  3.0 out of 5 stars Morris guilty of the same thing he condemns the government of - predetermined result.

  Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2012

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  Fascinating subject. I live in NC and this case has always held a ton of interest in our area.
  
  Morris accuses the investigators and prosecution of deciding MacDonald was guilty, and then gathering and presenting evidence which only fit their case. He seems incapable of objectively analyzing the evidence and pays little credence to the "girl in the floppy hat" as far as her extensive drug use as a reason to doubt her confession. And, if she made a death-bed confession (again) then why wouldn't she give all of the details and why wouldn't she name the other assailants?
  
  Finally, as an attorney practicing in eastern NC, his depiction of Judge Dupree as less than qualified, biased and skipping over a conflict (his ex son in law was involved in the investigation) just is not correct. And, the trial was in 1979. He and Bernie Segal (MacDonald's lead defense counsel) portray the jury as a bunch of hayseeds, which is simply not the case.
  
  Anyway, an interesting story, but nothing new.

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