Wrongful Conviction

#345 Maggie Freleng with James Richardson

On June 29, 2009, and into the following morning, James Richardson was out at The Other Place nightclub in Greenville, NC. James and another club goer exchanged words and were escorted out of the club. Shortly thereafter, a white BMW came barreling down the street, as someone in the car opened fire, killing two individuals standing outside of the club. None of the eyewitnesses identified James as the shooter, but police, prosecutors, and the media pursued him as the sole suspect. James was convicted and sentenced to serve two life sentences in prison. Maggie talks to James Richardson, Hibah Elawad, James’s fiancee, and Heather Rattelade and Dawn Blagrove, James’s attorneys.  To learn more and get involved, visit: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://linktr.ee/freejamesrichardson&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680035943960000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZDmEkPLCuVW0LYqTLjAW4" href="https://linktr.ee/freejamesrichardson">https://linktr.ee/freejamesrichardson</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://change.org/freejamesrichardson&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680035943960000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0h3jI4zH1w8MJ0IIIkgC_W" href="https://change.org/freejamesrichardson">https://change.org/freejamesrichardson</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://FreeJamesRichardson.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680035943960000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33m410IbkDyEYHAx5rI3e_" href="https://freejamesrichardson.org/">https://FreeJamesRichardson.org</a> Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts  in association with Signal Co. No1.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.