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From YouTube: Councilman Oh on Eric Riddick 5-24-2018
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held May 24, 2018:
Councilman David Oh (At Large) speaks on efforts to pardon Erik Riddick.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Council
president
I
just
would
like
to
point
out
that,
as
Christine
Riddick
stated,
we
did
distribute
additionally
copies
of
the
booklet
that
she
put
together,
which
is
on
each
council
persons
desk.
My
resolution
is
requesting
the
governor
to
consider
providing
a
parting
to
era
critic
it's
kind
of
extraordinary,
but
I
think
the
first
page
of
this
book
has
extraordinary
statements
in
it.
A
It's
a
decision,
concurring
decision
by
justice,
Fitzgerald
and
the
president
Superior
Court
bender,
both
stating
that
likely
an
innocent
man
sits
in
jail
only
because
of
the
failings
of
the
statute.
It
is
hard
to
imagine
how
a
statute
would
prevent
proof
of
innocence
from
being
considered
by
judges,
but
in
fact
that's
what
happens.
A
Unfortunately,
this
PCRA
needs
to
be
reformed
because
I
imagine
that
anytime
there
is
evidence
that
would
prove
someone
not
guilty
in
a
scientific,
substantial
and
undisputed
manner
that
most
citizens
would
be
shocked
to
find
that
that
evidence
cannot
come
in
front
of
an
appellate
court
because
of
this
statute.
There
are
other
avenues.
It's
true,
you
can
file
a
writ
of
habeas
corpus,
go
to
federal
court.
Many
people
don't
understand
that
they
don't
have
the
wherewithal.
It
is
very
fortunate
for
mr.