My constituent, Carmen Mejia, an innocent woman, is finally free from prison, from jail, and from being detained by ICE over 20 years ago. Carmen was wrongfully convicted of murder, sent to life in prison. But the bailiff in that case, an everyday man here from Austin, knew there was something wrong with the case. And so he continued to press and say that Carmen was innocent. (00:18–00:24)
CLAIM
Asserts that Carmen Mejia was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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