Witnesses make claims of officer corruption in Box/Robinson case

Monday, July 17, 2017 ~ Updated 8:12 AM

David Robinson is now into his 17th year of incarceration for a murder to which another man confessed on tape in 2004. Robinson was convicted almost exclusively on the testimony of two jailhouse informants, men who were admitted drug addicts and had an incentive — whether perceived or real — to testify in exchange for prison leniency.

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