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Matt Brock · 10-20-2011, 03:47 PM

The ever-aging 40-year-old mind is continuing to fail so I must turn to fellow my UM fans for help.

This was a Final Appeal case. About a mentally challenged man who was sent to jail for murder (I think). It wasn't the Johnny Lee Wilson case (I thought that was it until I watched it.) I remember at the end when this man was finally set free, he was sitting inside the courtroom, sitting in a chair, smiling. He was older by then. Can't remember how long he was in prison but seemingly a long time. Focused on how he was supported his mother throughout it all (perhaps even a grandmother, hence my confusion with the JLW case.)

I know the details are thin but people have always come through on here with much better memories than me.

If you have a hint, I'll google the name and see if that's the one I'm thinking of.

Thanks!

justins5256 · 10-20-2011, 04:12 PM

Sounds like John Purvis who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of Susan Hamwii. Purvis was exonerated in 1993.

Matt Brock · 10-20-2011, 04:18 PM

That's it! Thank you.

10-20-2011, 03:47 PM	#1
Matt Brock Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 47	Help with a case The ever-aging 40-year-old mind is continuing to fail so I must turn to fellow my UM fans for help. This was a Final Appeal case. About a mentally challenged man who was sent to jail for murder (I think). It wasn't the Johnny Lee Wilson case (I thought that was it until I watched it.) I remember at the end when this man was finally set free, he was sitting inside the courtroom, sitting in a chair, smiling. He was older by then. Can't remember how long he was in prison but seemingly a long time. Focused on how he was supported his mother throughout it all (perhaps even a grandmother, hence my confusion with the JLW case.) I know the details are thin but people have always come through on here with much better memories than me. If you have a hint, I'll google the name and see if that's the one I'm thinking of. Thanks!

10-20-2011, 04:12 PM	#2
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Sounds like John Purvis who was convicted and sentenced for the murder of Susan Hamwii. Purvis was exonerated in 1993.

10-20-2011, 04:18 PM	#3
Matt Brock Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 47	That's it! Thank you.