This situation is a bit reminiscent of the Randal Dale Adams[0] case, which was the subject of the documentary The Thin Blue Line[1]. In a nutshell, Adams was s

This situation is a bit reminiscent of the Randal Dale Adams[0] case, which was the subject of the documentary The Thin Blue Line[1]. In a nutshell, Adams was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer based on the fabricated eye-witness accounts, and more importantly the testimony of another suspect. Won't spoil it for those that haven't seen it. It's a good documentary though, albeit with somewhat cheesy reenactments. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Dale_Adams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Dale_Adams [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(1988_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(1988_film)